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Shongkour Roy Author
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research methodology, service delivery models, quality of care, medical expert shortages, limited talents of frontline providers
Assistant Program Officer, Population Council New York City, New York, United States
Biography
Shongkour Roy was born in Bangladesh. He has completed MS and BSc in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Roy worked as a Senior Research Officer in the Center for Equity and Health Systems and also Nutrition and Food Security at the icddr,b. Since 2015, he has been with the Population Council Bangladesh and works with MNCH, Demography, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, and Ending Eclampsia.
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Barriers to identify and manage Severe Pre Eclampsia and Eclampsia in primary and secondary health facilities in Bangladesh
Author(s): Kanij Sultana, Shongkour Roy, Sharif Mohammed Ismail Hossain
In Bangladesh pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E) is the second leading cause of maternal death and accounts for 24% death. The correct knowledge of primary health care providers (PHCs), who are the first contact point for antenatal care (ANC) clients, and reliable availability of drugs and equipment are important to prevent, detect and manage PE/E. We examined service provider’s knowledge, facility capacity to perform certain activities for severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (SPE/E) services, ANC and PNC service provision, MNH logistics and infrastructure for providing MNH services. A total of 289 service providers including Physicians and other service providers (nurse, midwives and paramedics) were interview... view more»
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