Role of Institutional Education in Improving Adolescents’ Reproductive Health
In order to improve the reproductive health of adolescents, both in-school and out-of-school reproductive health education linked with adolescent-friendly services at health facilities are essential. Furthermore, the in-schools education with adolescent-friendly … Read More »
Myths and Facts regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
At the present time, sexually transmitted infections and HIV infection are the most common health problems in the area of sexual and reproductive health. STIs and HIV infection are consequences of … Read More »
The informal health sector and health care-seeking behaviour of mothers in urban Dhaka slums
Infant and child mortality in Bangladesh has declined in recent years but early death rates remain high among Bangladesh’s urban poor, even in comparison to rates in rural Bangladesh. Although they … Read More »
Interventions to encourage low-SES women to avail safe delivery option
Maternal and child mortality are still higher in Bangladesh where delivery care services are associated with a number of problems. Demand-side financing, popularly well-known as maternal health care voucher, is found … Read More »
What increases health seeking among pregnant women: Study finds
This is a decade old study on maternal health. It surfaces the barriers and enablers to health seeking in pregnancy. Summary: Utilization of health services is a complex behavioral phenomenon. Empirical … Read More »
13.6 million women face maternal complications annually in Bangladesh
Abstract Worldwide, for an estimated 358,000 women, pregnancy and childbirth end in death and mourning, and beyond these maternal deaths, 9-10% of pregnant women or about 14 million women per year … Read More »
Needful for a safe cyberspace
Researchers from Northern University of Bangladesh look at the changing spectrum of crimes committed in the era of information technology and what we need to do to safeguard ourselves in this … Read More »
Evolving epidemiology of female vaginal infection in Bangladesh
There is a shift in the epidemiology of female vaginal infection in Bangladesh, according to a recent study by researchers at the Shahid Shuhrawardy Medical College in Dhaka. The researchers have … Read More »
Significance of Contraceptive Methods in Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Bangladesh
Nowadays, Bangladesh has much higher rate of usage of contraceptive methods than before (8% in 1975 to 61% in 2011). However, still the rate of unintended pregnancy is very high which … Read More »
Husband’s education not significant in lowering Contraceptive Discontinuation among married women
It had been indicated in previous studies that Contraceptive Discontinuation in women is significantly associated with husband’s literacy. Although, a recent study done by researchers of Anwer Khan Modern Medical College … Read More »