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598 Impact of drinking saline water on developing hypertension among pregnant
women in coastal areas of Bangladesh

Abdullah Al Mahmud, Sharif Mohammed Ismail Hossain, Shongkour Roy
Population Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Categories

9. Population and Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Abstract

As Bangladesh stands at the forefront of climate change, subsequent sea level rise and water intrusion is increasing
salinity drinking water in coastal regions. Because of drinking saline water pregnant women are more vulnerable to
hypertension (HTN) which is one of the major contributors to maternal mortality. A non-experimental prospective
cohort study was conducted to identify the impact in 5 selected coastal unions of Dacope upazila, Khulna,
Bangladesh from September 2018 to October 2019. Study sample consists of 779, 725 and 623 pregnant women
aged 18-49 years interviewed in baseline (20 weeks pregnancy), first follow up (34 weeks pregnancy and second
follow up (6 weeks post-natal) survey respectively. From the analysis we get that rate of developing HTN among
women who used any form of water was found around 7%, 9.5% and 10.5% respectively in baseline, 1st follow up
and 2nd follow up surveys. Rate of developing HTN among women who used only saline water was around 7%,
10.5% and 12% in the respective surveys. Women who were drinking saline water were found to develop HTN 2
times more than women drink ideal water. Rate of developing HTN among pregnant women was found gradually
increasing with respect to pregnancy period.

292 Drought Impact on Health and Livelihood of Women and Children in India: A
Review

KISAN ALGUR

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

Categories

9. Population and Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Abstract

Drought affected rural communities suffer from a shortage of drinking water, non-availability of food for cattle, each
of these situations has an adverse influence on education, nutrition, health, sanitation protection of women and
children. Substantial previous studies concentrated on climate change and its effect on agriculture in developing
countries in a broader manner. The current research examines the impact of drought on the health and livelihoods
of women and children in India. Electronic databases were searched for relevant published studies restricting from
2000 to 2019. with the help of Google Scholar, Pub-Med, Jstor. The results of the review show that due to a lack of
water during the drought period, women and children’s work burden has increased and most of them faced severe
health issues like malnutrition, anemia. However, the actions to mitigate the effects of drought included food
provision, employment support, livelihood change, water security and drought-proofing. Government policies

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