Determinants of care-seeking practice for neonatal illnesses in rural Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proper utilization of skilled care services in neonatal illnesses is crucial to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to evaluate the level and factors associated with seeking care from skilled healthcare service providers for reported neonatal illnesses in rural Matlab, Bangladesh.

Methods

This community based cross-sectional study was based on data from a randomly selected sample comprised of 2223 women who delivered live-born babies in 2014. Data were collected from June to October 2015 through a structured questionnaire. We used a multivariable logistic regression model and presented the results by adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results

Of the neonates, 1361 (61.2%) suffered from at least one complicati

SUBMITTER: Nu UT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7556439 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature