The key to refining the world’s future economic and social well-being is improving young people’s reproductive health care. However young people’s reproductive health needs are often disregarded or viewed through a … Read More »

Unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions, pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity and Sexually Transmitted Infections including Human Immunodeficiency Virus; as well as its social and economic costs are some of the main negative health … Read More »

There is a strong link between reproductive health and poverty reduction. This paper analyses the evidence based on three reproductive health outcomes which are early childbearing, maternal survival, and unintended pregnancy. … Read More »

Adolescents’ girls are at high risk for having an abortion. This study examines levels and trends in abortion among adolescent girls. Both bivariate and multivariate techniques of analysis were used. We … Read More »

Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults of unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Among the adolescents, girls are more vulnerable to STDs including HIV/AIDS. Their knowledge about different diseases is … Read More »

This study examined the factors that influence male participation in family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh. Male involvement in family planning and reproductive health was measured by a simple composite … Read More »

In a conservative society like Bangladesh, reproductive health education for adolescents is one of the less discussed issues. This qualitative study explored students’ reproductive health knowledge, perceptions, and behavior. The findings … Read More »

Increased education is the most important factor having a positive effect on the contraceptive use rate for adolescents. Additionally; regular participation in family decision-making, frequency of visits by family planning workers, … Read More »

In Bangladesh, adolescents are mostly deprived from reproductive health (RH) services, especially those who are unmarried. Generally, adolescents have low knowledge about sexuality and reproductive health in our society. Here, majority … Read More »

Less educated women and women with several marriages, tend to face more spousal violence. These abusive husbands have also married several times and mostly, they are addicted to alcohol or drugs. … Read More »