Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health in Bangladesh
ADOLESCENT AND EPRODUCTIVE YOUTH REPRODUCTIVE EALTH HEALTH IN
BANGLADESH
Status, Issues, Policies, and Programs
POLICY is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Contract No. HRN-C-00-00-00006-00, beginning July 7, 2000. The project is implemented by Futures Group International in collaboration with Research Triangle Institute and the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA).
Photos selected from M/MC Photoshare at www.jhuccp.org/mmc. Photographers (from top): Lauren Goodsmith, Tod Shapera, and Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC).
Adolescent Reproductive Health In
Bangladesh
Status, Policies, Programs, and Issues
Abul Barkat, PhD Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and Chief Advisor (Hon) Murtaza Majid, MD Advisor, Public Health Research, Human Development Research Center Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2003
POLICY Project
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................................iii Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................iv 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1 ARH indicators in Bangladesh ................................................................................................................. 2 Social context of ARH......................................................................................................................... 3 Gender discrimination .............................................................................................................................. 3 Education
BANGLADESH
Status, Issues, Policies, and Programs
POLICY is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Contract No. HRN-C-00-00-00006-00, beginning July 7, 2000. The project is implemented by Futures Group International in collaboration with Research Triangle Institute and the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA).
Photos selected from M/MC Photoshare at www.jhuccp.org/mmc. Photographers (from top): Lauren Goodsmith, Tod Shapera, and Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC).
Adolescent Reproductive Health In
Bangladesh
Status, Policies, Programs, and Issues
Abul Barkat, PhD Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and Chief Advisor (Hon) Murtaza Majid, MD Advisor, Public Health Research, Human Development Research Center Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2003
POLICY Project
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................................iii Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................iv 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1 ARH indicators in Bangladesh ................................................................................................................. 2 Social context of ARH......................................................................................................................... 3 Gender discrimination .............................................................................................................................. 3 Education
References: The countries include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Yemen. 2 Barkat, 2000. 3 Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2002. 4 MOHFW, 1998a. 5 Jejeebhoy, 1996. 6 WHO, 1998. 7 Annual Progress Review of HPSP, 2000 and 2001.