Ways of Improving the Maternal Health of Women Garment’s Worker – A Bangladesh perspective
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Maternal health Garment worker Bangladesh Women.Abstract
Objective: The primary source of earning foreign currency in Bangladesh is the Garment sector which is mainly based on women. On the other hand, women are directly related to maternal health. So, the aim of this study is to identify the condition of maternal health and find out the ways of improving the maternal health of the women working in the RMG (Ready Made Garments) sectors in Bangladesh.
Materials &Methods: This study has conducted exploratory qualitative research design following two different styles: 1) in-depth interviews(20) and 2) open-ended questions (52) and thereby analysis of both content where the total sample number is 72.
Results: Results shows that 7.5% pregnant mother attended World Health Organization recommended (absolute) 4 antenatal visits, 22.50% any time or first time antenatal visit of their whole pregnancy life, 70% pregnant women did not take any antenatal visit for their pregnancy period. In addition to that, 59.72% of female garment workers are in underprivileged maternity leave, 40.28 % are getting in different periods that are 16.66% on 112 days, 12.5% on 90 days and 11.11% are within 45 days.
Conclusion: Inadequate antenatal visits & maternity leave, work load, illiteracy, lack of health knowledge about pregnancy and mother-unfriendly factory environment are the root problems of pregnant garment workers in Bangladesh. There are different positive steps from different sites which could improve maternal health of female garment workers in Bangladesh. Combined effort of factory owner, worker union and government is finding the ways to improve maternal health of women garment workers in Bangladesh.
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