DR. MOHAMMAD KABIR UDDIN
MPH: 11-94477-1
Submitter to:
Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Ph.D
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH (AIUB)
DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
APRIL, 2011
Table of Content
Chapter 1 1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Justification of the study
4. Research Question
5. Research Objective
1. General Objective
2. Specific Objective(s)
6. Listing of Variables
7. Conceptual Framework
Chapter 2
2.1 Literature Review Chapter 3
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Study Period
3.3 Study Place
3.4 Study Population
3.5 Calculation of sample size
3.6 Sampling Technique
3.7 Eligibility Criteria
3.7.1 Inclusion Criteria
3.7.2 Exclusion Criteria
3.8 Development of Research Instruments
3.9 Plan for Data Collection
3.10 Plan for Data Analysis
3.11 Data presentation
3.12 Study Limitation
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction:
Intra-conceptional period is the most important period of a women’s life. It includes the period from cessation of menstruation till forty two days of delivery. It is one of the most memorable and amusing period to a woman and her family. However, at the same time, it carries a lot of risk and danger to her life because of lack of knowledge about health, poverty, illiteracy, lack of health services and many more. According to recent statistics, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 3.2 per 1000 live births and the infant mortality rate (IMR) is 41.26 per 1000 live births in Bangladesh. The crude birth rate is 20.54 per 1000 population and the crude death rate (CDR) is 6.02 per 1000 population. The total fertility rate (TFR) is 2.40 per woman of 15-49