• Kohinoor Begum

In northern division of Bangladesh, rate of early marriage is higher than the other areas of the country. They get married at their adolescent period, get pregnant and create complications not only to their health but also to the health of their babies. This study is to extract the health seeking behavior as well as IYCF practices of adolescent and adult mothers of the studied area. To observe the maternal healthcare seeking and child caring behavior of the adolescent and adult mothers and to compare the two groups in terms of studied indicators. A descriptive study with an analytical cross-sectional design was conducted among 121 mothers (61 adolescent mothers and 60 adult mothers) in some selected villages of Dinajpur district. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed for data collection. The collected data were entered and analyzed using SPSS 16. Results shows 63.7% women got married between the ages of 12-17 year and 67.9% were pregnant by the age of 19 years. Proper legislation about adolescent marriage, female education, employment and awareness may be contributory to stop adolescent pregnancy. Proper health service facilities can be helpful for positive deviance of maternal and child caring practices of vulnerable adolescent mothers in the study areas.

"Healthcare Practices of Adolescent and Adult Mothers during Pregnancy and Early Motherhood at Dinajpur District of Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.K228-K232, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406A29.pdf

"Healthcare Practices of Adolescent and Adult Mothers during Pregnancy and Early Motherhood at Dinajpur District of Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppK228-K232, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406A29.pdf