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An Assessment of Health Status of Street Children in Tangail, Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Hakim,
Md. Jalal Talukder
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1-1, January 2016
Pages:
1-5
Received:
20 July 2015
Accepted:
18 October 2015
Published:
28 October 2015
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040101.11
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Abstract: The study was conducted in a regional city Tangail, which is located in the central part of Bangladesh and well connected with the capital city Dhaka. There were 10% gamines and 90% street boys selected for the study from the twelve different upazilas in Tangail applying the simple random sampling method. Results divulged to contribute 66.67% underweight and 33.33% normal weight street children. According to the study, 34.97% children were different works doers and also about 65% were absolute work abstainers. The mainstream (85.5%) children were the three times and another 14.5% were two times daily meal eaters. Most children (85.3%) washed their hand before taking meal, 57.5% taken bath daily and 59.8% of them were diseases sufferers in the last 3 months prior to conducting study.
Abstract: The study was conducted in a regional city Tangail, which is located in the central part of Bangladesh and well connected with the capital city Dhaka. There were 10% gamines and 90% street boys selected for the study from the twelve different upazilas in Tangail applying the simple random sampling method. Results divulged to contribute 66.67% under...
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Health and Nutritional Condition of Street Children of Dhaka City: An Empirical Study in Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Hakim,
Azizur Rahman
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1-1, January 2016
Pages:
6-9
Received:
22 September 2015
Accepted:
18 October 2015
Published:
28 October 2015
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040101.12
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Abstract: The study was conducted at the seven areas in Tejgaon, known as the centre of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, which consist of 41 police stations. Street children are very common in this part of Dhaka city. A well structured questionnaire was developed containing both the closed and open ended questions to collect data through face-to-face interview with the respondents. A sample of 80 street children with a ratio of 90% boys and 10% gamines was collected through the simple random sampling method from the selected areas. Results reveal that about 65% street children are underweight. Nearly 77.5% children take their meals three times and 22.5% children eat only two times in a day. Most of the study children (85%) have developed the habit to wash their hand before taking meal that is good for their health. Findings also demonstrate that about 60.5% street children are able to take bath on a daily basis and almost 61.3% of them have been suffered from different diseases during the last 3 months prior to the commencement of the study.
Abstract: The study was conducted at the seven areas in Tejgaon, known as the centre of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, which consist of 41 police stations. Street children are very common in this part of Dhaka city. A well structured questionnaire was developed containing both the closed and open ended questions to collect data through face-to-face i...
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Malnutrition Prevalence and Health Practices of Homeless Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh
Azizur Rahman,
Md. Abdul Hakim
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1-1, January 2016
Pages:
10-15
Received:
28 September 2015
Accepted:
20 October 2015
Published:
28 October 2015
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040101.13
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Abstract: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a central statistical subdivision (i.e. Tangail district) in Bangladesh. A sample of 240 homeless children was collected from 12 different locations in the study area during the period from November 2014 to July 2015 by using a structured questionnaire and the simple random sampling method. The anthropometric measurements and background data were collected from these children. Analyses reveal that male children are significantly high in homelessness situation (85%). Nearly two-third of the homeless children were malnourished including about 60.42% were underweight and 6.25% were overweight conditions. Findings also demonstrate that about 63.75% children were able to manage their foods three times in a day and the rest 36.25% were able to manage twice or once meal in a day. Most of the study children (80%) regularly washed their hand before taking a meal and 57.5% taken bath in a daily basis, and about 61.5% of them have been suffered by diseases within the last 3 months prior to conducting the study. Moreover, about 38.33% children were in workforce while 61.67% were purely work abstainers.
Abstract: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a central statistical subdivision (i.e. Tangail district) in Bangladesh. A sample of 240 homeless children was collected from 12 different locations in the study area during the period from November 2014 to July 2015 by using a structured questionnaire and the simple random sampling method. The anthropome...
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Significant Risk Factors for Childhood Malnutrition: Evidence from an Asian Developing Country
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1-1, January 2016
Pages:
16-27
Received:
9 October 2015
Accepted:
9 October 2015
Published:
28 October 2015
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040101.14
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Abstract: Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a major health problem in developing countries and it affects the physical growth and logical development of children. Data from the Demographic and Health Survey Bangladesh were used to evaluate the influences of several significant socioeconomic, demographic, health system and community factors on the current status of malnutrition among 5333 under-5 years children. Results reveal that older age, smaller birth size and maternal poor nutritional status were most significant factors for high prevalence of malnutrition which was assessed using three standard anthropometric indicators, such as underweight, stunting and wasting each of two kinds severe and moderate, following the WHO guidelines and cut-off points. The variables that were associated with severe as well as moderate underweight and stunting were father’s poor education, household lower economic condition and division of residence. Mother’s poor education and increased age of household head were associated with severe underweight and stunting. Low media exposure and respiratory sickness had significant effects on severe as well as moderate underweight and wasting. Some factors such as fathers occupation, number of under-5 children, place of delivery, feeding practice of liquids and feeding practice of solid foods were significantly associated with severe underweight, among these factors some had significant effect on severe stunting, or moderate stunting or both, and also significant effect on severe wasting or moderate wasting or both. In addition, measles vaccine had strong positive effect on child nutritional status but higher level of months of breastfeeding had negative effect. The overall underweight stunting and wasting were observed in 47.1%, 44% and 10.4% (respectively among them 12.8%, 17.9% and1.1% were severely underweight, stunting and wasting) of the children respectively. A vast majority of Bangladeshi children (56.5%) were suffered some degree of PEM. Appropriate intervention programs should be formulated to improve socioeconomic and maternal conditions collaborated with vaccination and childcare to reduce the overall malnutrition.
Abstract: Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a major health problem in developing countries and it affects the physical growth and logical development of children. Data from the Demographic and Health Survey Bangladesh were used to evaluate the influences of several significant socioeconomic, demographic, health system and community factors on the current ...
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Effects of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the Childhood Developments and Lives of Disabilities: A Multivariate Analysis
Najmul Hasan,
Mahfuz Ashraf,
Azizur Rahman
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1-1, January 2016
Pages:
28-37
Received:
29 September 2015
Accepted:
18 October 2015
Published:
29 October 2015
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040101.15
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Abstract: This study investigates the factors acceptance of childhood health and development of disability and the quality of everyday lives of disabilities. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is a widely used to identify the factors which are responsible to health and development. This research is sample based and data has been collected using a structured questionnaire and assessed according to the acceptance of anthropometric measurements, disability scale and ICT relational quality measure. A structural equation modeling may conduct to justify the overall relationship of the variables which are majorly responsible. Overall, the respondent acceptance of ICT was moderate especially who has good health condition. Results shows positive correlations between malnutrition and disability condition as well as disability and ICT for quality improvement of live of disabilities. Our research findings can be used to improve individuals, social as well as national development and provide psychological intervention to promote their acceptance of disability.
Abstract: This study investigates the factors acceptance of childhood health and development of disability and the quality of everyday lives of disabilities. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is a widely used to identify the factors which are responsible to health and development. This research is sample based and data has been collected using a structured q...
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