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Maternal Employment and Nutritional Status of Preschool Children Yasmeen, Wahida; Rahman, Md. Motiur; Asaduzzaman, H. M; Sultana, Hafiza; Saha, Tanmoy; Jinia, Syeda Tahmina Ferdous; Alom, Foisal Mahammad Mosiul; Ahmed, Syed
Journal of Maternal and Child Health Vol. 7 No. 6 (2022)
Publisher : Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (35.716 KB) | DOI: 10.26911/thejmch.2022.07.06.05

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Background: The early childhood development is most crucial and the mother’s care and attention is essential. The purpose of the study was to compare the nutritional status of preschool children between employed and unemployed mothers. Subjects and Method: The comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 children aged fewer than five years with their respondents. The study was conducted in the urban community of Rajshahi city from January, 2018 to December, 2018. The dependent variables were nutritional status of preschool children. The independent variables were socio-demographic characteristics and maternal employment. Respondents were selected by a purposive sampling method and data were collected by semi-structured questionnaire by face-to-face interview. Nutritional status was determined by anthropometric measurements. The statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 21. The findings of the study were presented by frequency, percentage, Mean, SD and Chi square test. Results: The mean ages of the employed and unemployed mothers were Mean= 30.79; SD=2.99 and Mean= 30.58; SD= 2.89 years respectively. Most of the employed mothers (91.0%) practiced exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Among the unemployed mothers, 64.0% practiced, which was a high statistical difference (p <0.001). There was highly significant statistical difference among mothers of two groups regarding starting complementary feeding as p=0.004. There was no significant statistical difference regarding children’s mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) classification. Weight for age (WAZ) - score, height for age (HAZ)-score and weight for height (WHZ)-score of employed and unemployed mother’s children showed a significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: Maternal employed status plays an essential role in determining child health care practice, which may influence a child’s health and development in later life.  Keywords: childhood nutrition, maternal employment, stunting, underweight, wasting. Correspondence: Md. Motiur Rahman, Out Patient Department (OPD), Upazila Health Complex, Muksudpur, Gopalganj, Banhladesh. Email: motiuramc21@gmail.com. Mobile: 01937121255.
Knowledge and practices of nurses regarding prevention of hepatitis B and C viral infection: findings from a single center cross-sectional study in Bangladesh Parvin, Rahima; Jabbar, Md. Abdul; Sultana, Hafiza; Rahman, Mohammad Meshbahur; Rimu, Most Rownak Zahan; Choudhury, Rafaat
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 14, No 3: September 2025
Publisher : Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v14i3.25824

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The study aimed to evaluate the nurses’ levels of knowledge and practices in preventing hepatitis B and C viral infections in tertiary level hospitals. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 119 nurses in tertiary level hospital by simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by face to-face interview with semi-structured questionnaire and analysis involved the frequency distribution tables, bar diagrams, and proportion (z-tests). The analysis revealed that most of the nurses fell within the 25-34 age groups, and predominantly held a diploma in nursing. Analysis indicated that 95.79% demonstrated good knowledge, whereas 70.59% exposed good practices. Proportion tests revealed significant associations between demographic factors and knowledge/practice levels. Higher educated nurses (poor knowledge, good knowledge: 13.0%, 87.0%; p = 0.021) and those in older age groups (poor practice, good practice: 36.8%, 63.2%; p = 0.002) displayed significantly better knowledge and practices. This study highlights good knowledge among nurses concerning the prevention of hepatitis B and C infections; significant variation exists in the application of preventive practices. Training programs are recommended to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice.
Co-Authors Ahmed, Syed Alom, Foisal Mahammad Mosiul Asaduzzaman, H. M Choudhury, Rafaat Jabbar, Md. Abdul Jinia, Syeda Tahmina Ferdous Parvin, Rahima Rahman, Md. Motiur Rahman, Mohammad Meshbahur Rimu, Most Rownak Zahan Saha, Tanmoy Yasmeen, Wahida