Inclusion of Sex Education in School Curriculum of Bangladesh: Parents’ Attitude
The study examined the attitude of Bangladeshi parents’ regarding inclusion of sex education in school curriculum of Bangladesh. Using 21 topics of comprehensive sexuality education, parents were asked to explore which … Read More »
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH: INVESTIGATING THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP
The aim of this study was to assess whether women’s empowerment ensures reduced intimate partner violence (IPV). The differential relationship between women’s empowerment and IPV among married women in Bangladesh was … Read More »
Modern Contraceptive Use among Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks second in the world for greatest number of pregnancies by age 18. Modern contraceptive use among married adolescent girls is low at 47%, whereas the rate of unintended pregnancy … Read More »
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Asia: A Regional Brief
Over 60% of the world’s young people between the ages of 15-24 live in the Asia-Pacific region, where in some countries, young people now account for almost a third of the … Read More »
AIDS Education for Secondary School Children
The evidences of AIDS crisis, are found everywhere on the globe. A global confessionabout this came in the final report of 14th International conference, on HIV/ AIDS, Barcelona,Spain in 2002. “The … Read More »
A Study on Breast Cancer Awareness in Female Students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Breast cancer in women is the leading health problem in many overpopulated countries like Bangladesh. As breast cancer is increasing at a faster rate in Bangladesh, public awareness is essential … Read More »
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Bangladeshi Women towards Breast Cancer: A Cross Sectional Study
In Bangladesh incidence rate of breast cancer was about 22.5 per 100000 females. Breast cancer has been reported as the highest prevalence rate (19.3 per 100,000) among Bangladeshi women between 15 … Read More »
A Conceptual Model of WOMEN AND GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT
This whitepaper responds to the growing interest in gender equality by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and takes existing initiatives a step further by articulating what empowerment of women and … Read More »
Breast Feeding During Pregnancy and the Risk of Miscarriage
CONTEXT Breast‐feeding rates and durations have been increasing among U.S. women in recent decades. As a result, women may be more likely to practice breast‐feeding during pregnancy (BDP), which has been … Read More »
Papaya consumption is unsafe in pregnancy: Fact or Fable?
Using controlled in vivo and in vitro pharmacological methods, we evaluated the safety of papaya (Carica papaya) consumption in pregnancy with reference to its common avoidance during pregnancy in some parts … Read More »