... of pregnancy and childbirth: Knowledge and Practices of women in Rural Bangladesh. ICDDR, B: Centre for health and Population Research 2000. 9. Babar T. Shaikh and Juanita Hatcher. Health seeking ... a study conducted in Bangladesh, Rahman et al (date) found that geographical distance is one of the most important determinants of health care service utilization in rural areas. Previous studies ... school and high school respectively, while 21.9% of mothers were illiterate. Almost 16.1% of respondents’ husbands were illiterate, while 28.3%, 22.8% and 23.5% had completed education up to primary,...