This paper examined the association between young mothers' attitudes towards domestic
violence and four or more antenatal care (ANC) and health-center-based delivery service …

Domestic violence (DV) is a global public health concern as it has a profound negative
impact on women's health. Investigating DV itself was not the concern of this study, it …

Background: In a country, many girls may forcefully be married off at an early age where they
might have no hand in it. But the thought and view they carry throughout their lifetime can be …

There is a high prevalence of gender gap in Bangladesh which might affect women's
likelihood to receive maternal healthcare services. In this backdrop, we aim to investigate …

We examined the association between women's justification of wife beating and their
utilization of professional antenatal and delivery care in Bangladesh. We used data which …

Bangladesh, a lower-middle-income country in South Asia, has achieved a significant
reduction in child mortality over the last three decades from 151 to 40 per 1000 live births …

Objectives Despite high levels of physical violence against children (VAC) globally (40–
50%), the literature on the determinants of VAC remains inconclusive. Most of the literature …

India contributes disproportionately to the world's maternal mortality ratio and rate of infant
low birth weight. Securing adequate antenatal care and delivery in a hospital or health …

CONTEXT: Use of maternal health care can reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in
countries like Bangladesh, where rates of these outcomes are high. Community …

We evaluate a development programme with an important maternal health care component
in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The region and its mostly indigenous people …