Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Volume 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 336-342

Migration, health, and socioenvironmental safety net among children of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Article)

Molla N.A. , Ali G.* , Mollah K.A. , Wongwit W. , Shipin O. , Ramasoota P. , Nur H.P.
  • a Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • b Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • c EnviroCare, Prosperity Pathway, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • d Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • e WHO collaborating Centre, Environmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
  • f Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • g Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract

This study quantifies the diarrhea burden among migrant children under age 5 (who have migrated due to environmental degradation) in Dhaka. We used a multifactor socioepidemiological as well as environmental approach with pretested questionnaires and observations. It was found that 52% of the children were affected by diarrhea. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost was reduced manifold with the increase of mothers' behavioral determinants. Health losses were 1,718 fold with significant coefficient (β) in the migrant group. DALYs lost were significantly associated with socioenvironmental factors such as mother's illiteracy (β =.18; p <.001), no hand wash before eating (β =.08; p =.004), and no hand wash after defecation (β =.10; p <.001). This puts emphasis clearly on the awareness at household level, especially of mothers and children under age 5 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in formulating migration-related policies. © 2016 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Migration Dhaka Diarrhea DALYs lost Environmental health Public health

Index Keywords

urban population human statistics and numerical data social aspect priority journal Maternal Behavior eating quality adjusted life year Quality-Adjusted Life Years Humans hand washing Infant, Newborn male defecation preschool child female Infant Child, Preschool newborn questionnaire diarrhea child health Article migration disability-adjusted life year Bangladesh Transients and Migrants environmental health Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84999633523&doi=10.1080%2f19338244.2016.1254081&partnerID=40&md5=51e7c6f555c0d082de3c1c7437031a15
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2016.1254081
ISSN: 19338244
Original Language: English