Determinants and pattern of care seeking for preterm newborns in a rural Bangladeshi cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increased burden of preterm birth and its complications, the dearth of care seeking data for preterm newborns remains a significant knowledge gap. Among preterm babies in rural Bangladesh, we examined: 1) determinants and patterns of care seeking, and 2) risk analysis for care-seeking from qualified and unqualified providers.

Method

Trained community health workers collected data prospectively from 27,460 mother-liveborn baby pairs, including 6,090 preterm babies, between June 2007 and September 2009. Statistical analyses included binomial and multinomial logistic regressions.

Results

Only one-fifth (19.7%) of preterm newborns were taken to seek either preventive or curative health care. Among care-seeker preterm newborns, preferred providers in

SUBMITTER: Shah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261985 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature