Hadi A
BRAC Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Public Health. 2002 Jul;116(4):238-44. doi: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900863.
The contribution of acute respiratory infection control project within the framework of micro-credit-based development intervention in promoting maternal knowledge of ARIs in children was assessed. Data came from a cross-sectional survey of 2814 mothers of under 5-y-old children residing in 200 randomly selected villages in five districts in Bangladesh. Findings revealed that the ARI control project had significant positive effects in raising knowledge of clinical signs and preventive measures. When ARI control project activities were integrated with the credit-based development initiative, maternal knowledge improved even further. The study concludes that the micro-credit programme can be a catalytic agent in raising health knowledge among poor women in developing countries.
评估了急性呼吸道感染控制项目在基于小额信贷的发展干预框架内对提高母亲关于儿童急性呼吸道感染知识的贡献。数据来自对居住在孟加拉国五个地区200个随机选定村庄的2814名5岁以下儿童母亲的横断面调查。研究结果显示，急性呼吸道感染控制项目在提高对临床症状和预防措施的认识方面具有显著的积极效果。当急性呼吸道感染控制项目活动与基于信贷的发展倡议相结合时，母亲的知识水平进一步提高。该研究得出结论，小额信贷项目可以成为提高发展中国家贫困妇女健康知识的催化剂。
