Addressing the loopholes of female education
Holistic development of a country requires diligent participation from every section of people regardless of race, class or gender. In this respect, female education is considered as a dynamic ladder for … Read More »
Service Delivery Correlates of Choosing Short-Acting Contraceptives at the Time of Uterine Evacuation in Bangladesh
Author(s): Erin Pearson, Kamal Kanti Biswas, Rezwana Chowdhury, Kathryn L. Andersen, Sharmin Sultana, S.M. Shahidullah, Caroline Moreau and Michele R. Decker CONTEXT: The World Health Organization recommends that contraceptives be offered … Read More »
SCENARIO OF HIV/AIDS IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH
About 5.7 million Indians were living with HIV in 2005, which indicated that there were more people with HIV in India than in any other country in the world (UNAIDS, 2006). … Read More »
Drug Seller Provision Practices and Knowledge of Misoprostol in Bangladesh
CONTEXT: In Bangladesh, prior to the availability of the approved combination regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol for menstrual regulation (MR), drug seller provision of misoprostol-only regimens for MR without a prescription … Read More »
The Incidence of Menstrual Regulation Procedures and Abortion in Bangladesh
Author(s): Susheela Singh, Altaf Hossain, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Michael Vlassoff, Hadayeat Ullah Bhuiyan and Meghan Ingerick CONTEXT: Menstrual regulation (MR) has been part of the Bangladesh family planning program since 1979. However, … Read More »
Modern Contraceptive Use Following an Unplanned Birth in Bangladesh: An Analysis of National Survey Data
Authors: Md Nuruzzaman Khan,University of Newcastle Melissa Harris,University of Newcastle Deborah Loxton,University of Newcastle CONTEXT Ineffective use or nonuse of contraceptives following an unplanned birth can contribute to the risk of … Read More »
Rights in Transition: Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority
Chapter Author(s): Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight The process is as universal as it gets: when a baby is born, a doctor, parent, or birth attendant announces the arrival of a … Read More »
Knowledge on AIDS among Female Adolescents in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
Author: M. Asaduzzaman Khan To assess the knowledge on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among female adolescents in Bangladesh, this study used data extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health (BDHS) 1996-1997. … Read More »
Contraceptive Method Attributes and Married Women’s Intention to Use the Pill or the Injectable in Rural Bangladesh
Author(s): Fauzia Akhter Huda, John B. Casterline, Faisal Ahmmed, Kazuyo Machiyama, Hassan Rushekh Mahmood, Anisuddin Ahmed and John Cleland CONTEXT: The factors underlying contraceptive method choice are poorly understood in many … Read More »
Getting to Equal: Men, Gender Equality and SRHR
Men’s limited participation in sexual and reproductive health and rights doesn’t fall out of the sky. It is the result of gender inequalities, of historical divisions related to who does what … Read More »
