Abstract
ABSTRACT This study describes birth-related practices and their determinants among women in the Jumla district of Nepal. Data were derived from a household survey in 1996. Of 939 married women of reproductive age, 657 who had given birth to their last child during the previous five years were included in the analysis. Qualitative information was further obtained from traditional birth attendants (TBAs), mothers-in-law, community leaders and pregnant women. High-risk practices were common and related to local custom and lack of knowledge on the importance of cleanliness. Husband's level of education greater than fifth grade significantly reduced the high-risk practices in all stages of childbirth, independent of other socio-economic, biological and village variables.
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