Changing attitude
Changing attitudes towards maternal health is one of the reasons that favorable changes occurred in maternal mortality ratio. This ratio fell from 322 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1998-2001 to … Read More »
Access to Safe abortion
According to the research done by Population council, it is estimated that over half of all abortions conducted are unsafe in Bangladesh. There is serious concern in Bangladesh that without concerted … Read More »
Empowering the victims of early marriage
The majority of adolescent girls in Bangladesh find their lives constrained by the custom of the marriage. According to the research by Population Council, more than half of women aged 20-24 … Read More »
Adolescent sexual health in Dhaka’s Slums
Almost every girl in Bangladesh knows at least one method of contraception. Still, the number of unwanted pregnancies is very high. More than half the girls (61%) stated that they used … Read More »
Health Assessment for Female Garment Workers
In Ready Made Garments industry, women represent 85 percent of the total 2.5 million employees, according to The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), 2008. According to the research, Female … Read More »
THE POLITICAL REALITIES AND PRAGMATIC CHOICES OF MARRIED ADOLESCENT WOMEN IN URBAN SLUMS
This paper discusses the unanticipated complexities when writing on reproductive rights for poor adolescent women living in slums. The lived experiences and decisions made by these women, their families and slum … Read More »