The relationship between maternal work and other socioeconomic factors and child health in Bangladesh - PubMed

The relationship between maternal work and other socioeconomic factors and child health in Bangladesh

T M Hussain et al. Public Health. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

The relationship between maternal work status, other socio-economic factors, and incidence of diarrhoea among children was studied using the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 1994 data. This study showed that 12.4% of children had suffered from diarrhoea in the two weeks preceding the survey. Of the women in the sample, 12% were working. Logistic regression analysis revealed that children of working mothers were 65% more likely to have had diarrhoea than children of non-working mothers. We also found that children of women who work seasonally were 8% less likely to have had diarrhoea than children of women who work all year. Women's higher education was found to be one of the important determinants related to childhood diarrhoea. Religion and ownership of land also appeared to be important factors affecting the incidence of diarrhoea in early childhood.

PIP: This study investigated the relationship between women's employment status, other socioeconomic factors, and child health using the incidence of diarrhea among children in Bangladesh as a case example. The data analyzed in this study came from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey conducted during 1993-94. The results showed that 12.4% of children had suffered from diarrhea in the 2 weeks preceding the survey. About 12% of the women in the sample population were working. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that children of working mothers were 65% more likely to have had diarrhea than children of nonworking mothers. Moreover, children of women who worked seasonally were 8% less likely to have had diarrhea compared to children of women who worked all year. One of the most important factors related to childhood diarrhea was women's higher education. Other important factors affecting the incidence of diarrhea in early childhood were religion and land ownership.

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