Community perception of childhood drowning and its prevention measures in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Rahman, Aminur ^a   Shafinaz, Shumona ^b   Linnan, Michael ^c   Rahman, Fazlur ^a  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Alliance for Safe Children   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; FGDs; People' sperception; Prevention measures; Rural

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TIME;

BANGLADESH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 43449084985     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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