| dc.description.abstract | Background: Globally an estimated 800 maternal deaths occur every day, which are
mostly preventable. In 2015, 61% of 303,000 global maternal deaths occurred in fragile and
conflict-affected states. The health status of Rohingya people in the camp is straitened because
the humanitarian organizations only provide basic health care services. Accordingly, the majority
of Rohingya women find it a huge barrier to receive quality maternal health care, which leads
many women to death. However, there is very limited research about this topic. Aim: The study
aims to explore the place of delivery and related factors that determine the places of delivery
among Rohingya women in the refugee camps, Bangladesh. Methods: This study is a
community based cross-sectional study and simple random sampling technique has been used to
select a total 400 participants who had given birth in the last two years in the camps. Data were
collected using structured questionnaires to interview women of childbearing age with two
trained data collectors. Results: This study revealed that 66.5% of the respondents delivered
their last child at home while 33.5% in a health facility. Women's decisions about where to give
birth are frequently influenced by a wide range of complex factors, including socioeconomic
position, education levels, attitude and respect shown by staff, availability and accessibility
maternal health services, women’s faith on staff qualifications. Conclusion: therefore, there is a
need for public-health interventions, policy changes, and effective measurement to enhance the
utilization and improvement of maternal health-care services in the camp. | en_US |
