Adolescent contraceptive use and its effects on fertility

Authors David Antonio S´anchez-P´aez Jos´e Antonio Ortega Abstract BACKGROUND Adolescent reproductive health is part of internationally agreed development goals. Unmarried adolescents are not commonly included in global monitoring of contraceptive use … Read More »

Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18: Key Indicators Report

The 2017-18 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (2017-18 BDHS) is the eighth national survey to report on the demographic and health status of Bangladeshi women and their families. The main objective … Read More »

Abortion deaths from tetanus in Bangladesh

This following is an excerpt from ‘Access to Reproductive Health: A Question of Distributive Justice’, which contains information about pregnancy, abortion and contraception in different parts of the world.  About 1,000 … Read More »

Gender equality: Women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing

Marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as the first time that progress on the implementation of the Platform is reviewed in light of … Read More »

COVID-19: A Gender Lens

TECHNICAL BRIEF PROTECTING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, AND PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT REQUIRES HIGH ATTENTION DURING PANDEMICS … Read More »

COVID-19 and violence against women What the health sector/system can do

Health systems have an important role to play in ensuring services for women who have experienced violence remain safe and accessible during the COVID-19 outbreak While recognizing that COVID-19 has placed … Read More »

Menstrual Hygiene Management and Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women and girls all over the world experience challenges in managing their periods, especially those who live and work in environments that do not support adequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Adequate … Read More »

Monitoring Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Monitoring Progress for Girls Related Menstruation

There is growing global momentum around addressing menstruation as an important health, education and gender equality issue. However, a critical barrier to making progress on addressing menstruation and the range of … Read More »

Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene

This guidance was developed for UNICEF WASH, Education, Health, and Gender specialists or focal points in country offices who are working with their partners to develop programmes related to menstrual health … Read More »

Gendered Politics of Modernity: Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Author: Md. Faruk Shah Abstract This chapter highlights the country’s population policy and how it is reflected in the programmes of family planning and reproductive health. I explain the control of reproduction via … Read More »