Table 2 Distribution of newborns seeking curative and preventive care from different types of providers, by gestational age
From: Determinants and pattern of care seeking for preterm newborns in a rural Bangladeshi cohort
Type of providers | Health care Providers | Newborns for whom families/parents sought care health care¥ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babies born at Term (>37 weeks) and sought care | Babies born preterm and sought care (N = 1,197) | ||||
Very preterm (28–31 weeks) | Moderate preterm (32–34 weeks) | Late preterm (35–36 weeks) | |||
|  |  | N = 4,619 | N = 135 | N = 411 | N = 651 |
Qualified | Doctor [Medical graduate (MBBS1)] | 1025 (22.2) | 26 (19.3) | 98 (23.8) | 118 (18.1) |
Nurse/Paramedic (FWV/MA/SACMO1) | 514 (11.1) | 18 (13.3) | 43 (10.5) | 67 (10.3) | |
Non-Qualified | HA/FWA1 | 66 (1.4) | 2 (1.5) | 6 (1.5) | 17 (2.6) |
CHW1 | 99 (2.1) | 6 (4.4) | 10 (2.4) | 22 (3.4) | |
Homeopath | 2288 (49.5) | 62 (45.9) | 187 (45.5) | 350 (53.8) | |
Village Doctor | 387 (8.4) | 12 (8.9) | 40 (9.7) | 46 (7.1) | |
| Â | Others* | 240 (5.2) | 9 (6.7) | 27 (6.6) | 31 (4.8) |