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Health knowledge of children in Bangladesh: an exploratory study.

Abstract：

:This article explores the relationship between selected socio-economic factors and health knowledge of children in Bangladesh. Data was generated from a representative sample survey of 2520 children aged 11-12 y and resident throughout the country. A total of six health knowledge items, all of which are very relevant to Bangladesh, were assessed in this study. Both bivariate and multivariate analysis were used for this purpose. Analysis revealed that the urban/rural residence of the child, the length of the child's schooling in years, the parental level of education and the economic status of the household was associated with the level of health knowledge of the children. To achieve the required improvement in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children this study concluded that adequate schooling of all children must be ensured by removing social barriers to this. Greater educational investment as well as quality education related to everyday life should be provided in rural areas. :A representative sample survey of 2520 children 11 and 12 years of age from all administrative districts in Bangladesh identified serious deficiencies in these children's knowledge of health issues. 76.7% of children were enrolled in school at the time of the survey; 13.8% had never attended school. Children were asked six health-related questions. The overall percentages of correct responses, by items, were as follows: treatment for diarrhea, 74.7%; place for defecation, 75.0%; benefits from vaccination, 36.3%; prevention of night blindness, 36.0%; water purification, 56.8%; and first aid for high fever, 57.2%. On average, the children correctly answered 3.4 items. This statistic was 4.5 among urban children compared with 3.1 among rural children. The increment in the proportion of children correctly answering each of the items was highly associated with additional years of schooling. As parental levels of education and the economic status of the households increased, so did knowledge scores. To achieve adequate levels of health knowledge, the social barriers that prevent school attendance in Bangladesh must be resolved, especially in rural areas.

journal_name

Public Health

journal_title

Public health

authors

Nath SR,Mohsin M,Chowdhury AM

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-09-01 00:00:00

pages

311-5

issue

eissn

0033-3506

issn

1476-5616

pii

S0033-3506(97)00060-7

journal_volume

111

pub_type

杂志文章,多中心研究

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Health knowledge of children in Bangladesh: an exploratory study.