| Author | Chowdhury, Suban Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-21-02 |
| Note | A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study aims to investigate and understand the causal pathways through the Garo
indigenous women's maternal health seeking behavior are shaped. An integrated
framework using inter-categorical approach to intersectionality and the multi-level
model approach has applied in this study. In addition, qualitative method and semistructured
interviews technique were used for interviewing the relevant respondents
and key-informants. Using the snow-ball sampling technique in total 28 respondents
was selected for this study. In addition, total 03 interviews were conducted with key
informants. The primary data collection methods include in-depth interview and keyinformant
interview. Equally, the secondary data will be collected from the secondary
sources. The use of narrative inquiry as a way of communicating and knowing is
dominant in this study. Notably, the use of the nanative analytical method allowed the
researcher to go deeper into the understanding of the experience and challenges of
maternal health seeking behavior of the Garo women.
The study found interactional relations among the institutional, structural,
interpersonal and individual factors in influencing the maternal health care needs, and
thereby maternal health seeking behavior of the Garo indigenous women. The study
area's health system is not responding to the needs, and thus brings a change in the
prenatal maternal health seeking behavior. The delivery and postpartum maternal
health care needs and related care seeking behavior positively influenced by the
interpersonal factors. The insightful findings includes gender-friendly household
relations in deciding maternal health care need, mothers' and in-laws' and men's
involvement as a caregiver and their positive response towards the expectant and new
mothers helped them to translate the needs into exact behavior. |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Joyee S. Chatterjee ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kusakabe, Kyoko;Doneys, Philippe ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship
Program (ADB-JSP); |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2021 |