Determinants of perceived morbidity and use of health services by children less than 15 years old in Rural Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-129

  Alam, Nurul ^a   van Ginneken, Jeroen K ^b   Timaeus, Ian ^c  

^a ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Domestic autonomy; Episodes of acute illness; Health seeking behaviour; Maternal education; Perceived morbidity; Prestige; Social network

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH PAIN; TOOTH PAIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 58149091335     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0320-x     Document Type: Article

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