Neural tube defect prevention and treatment in Bangladesh

Description

Access to antenatal (prenatal) care, folic acid supplements, and ultrasounds and sonograms are three factors that can improve maternal and fetal health. This map shows the percent of healthcare facilities in each division within Bangladesh that provides these services.

Antenatal care and folic acid supplements are commonly available with generally >80% of healthcare facilities in each division reporting these services. Access to ultrasounds and sonograms is lower, with less than 10% of facilties in each district reporting this equipment.

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Data sources

Data for the map came from the following two sources:
1. GADM - Bangladesh, administrative division (level 1)
2. Bangladesh Health Facility Survey - from the Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services

These two data sources were combined into a GeoJSON file within QGIS and then visualized using Leaflet.