Opportunities for gender transformative approaches in a community-based drowning reduction program in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Community-based programs in rural low-and middle-income country settings are well-placed to conduct gender transformative activities that aid program sustainability and catalyse wider social change, such as reducing gender inequities that in turn improve health outcomes. The Anchal program is a drowning prevention intervention for children aged 1-5 years old in rural Bangladesh. It provides community crèche-based supervision delivered by local trained paid-female volunteers. We aimed to identify the influence of the Anchal program on gender norms and behaviours in the community context, and the effects these had on program delivery and men and women's outcomes. METHODS:Qualitative in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations were conducted with program beneficia

SUBMITTER: Gupta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329458 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature