Nepal Safer Motherhood Project
Managed by Options Consultancy Services, on behalf of the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID)
Social Research Report For the IEC Strategy
Dr Mary Manandhar Consultant February 2000, Kathmandu
NSMP Social Research Report
Section 1. Summary
CONTENTS
page Acknowledgments Acronyms and definitions List of photographs List of tables ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… Ii ii iii iv
1. Summary …………….……………………………………………………………… 2. The NSMP and study background ……….…………………………………….. 3. Study goal and objectives ………………………………………………………… 4. Methodology
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ……….. ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………. ………………………………………………. ………………………………………………. ………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
1 2 3 5 5 6 6 9 9
Study site and population Study personnel Data collection General approach Study limitations
5. Findings 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8
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19 19 24 30 40 41 48 51 53
Birthing practices ……….. ……………………………………………… Community classifications of obstetric conditions …………………. Witchcraft and the spirit world …………………………………….. Life-threatening or fulfilling one's fate …………………………… Decision-making and care-seeking behaviour …………………. Sources of information ……………………………………………… Awareness among men ……………………………………………… Systems of help at community level …………………………………….
6. Case Studies 1 to 9
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58 71 76
7. Lessons learned …………………………………………………………………. 8. Recommendations …………………………………………………………
Appendices
I II III IV V VI
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Study itinerary Maps Semi-structured interview (SSI) questionnaire (English version) Focus groups (FG) guidelines (English version) Pictures from HMG/Redd Barna Training Course Glossary of local terms
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