Clustering of home delivery in Bangladesh and its predictors: Evidence from the linked household and health facility level survey data.

ABSTRACT: Around half of births in Bangladesh occur at home without skilled birth personnel. This study aims to identify the geographical hot spots and cold spots of home delivery in Bangladesh and associated factors. We analyzed data from the 2017/2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey and the 2017 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey. The outcome variable was home delivery without skilled personnel supervision (yes, no). Explanatory variables included individual, household, community, and healthcare facility level factors. Moran's I was used to determine hot spots (geographic locations with notably high rates of home delivery) and cold spots (geographic areas exhibiting significantly low rates of home delivery) of home delivery. Geographically weighted regression models were used to identify c

SUBMITTER: Fatima K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868736 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature