Factors associated with calendar literacy and last menstrual period (LMP) recall: a prospective programmatic implication to maternal health in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the prevalence and determinants of calendar literacy and last menstrual period (LMP) recall among women in Bangladesh.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Settings

Two rural subdistricts and one urban area from three Northern districts of Bangladesh.

Participants

We interviewed 2731 women who had a live birth in the last 1 year.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome variable was LMP recall and the secondary outcome was calendar literacy.

Results

The majority of participants (65%) correctly mentioned the current date according to the English calendar while 12% mentioned according to the Bengali calendar. During the interview sessions, we used three different calendars: Bengali, English and Hijri to assess calend

SUBMITTER: Sarker BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature