FRONTIERS Projects | Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Bangladesh

FRONTIERS PROJECT
Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Bangladesh

With the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Education, and the Associates for Community and Population Research (ACPR), FRONTIERS tested community-, clinic-, and school-based interventions to improve reproductive health knowledge among young people. Over 200 trained peer educators provided reproductive and general health information to in-school adolescents. Sixteen community facilitators were recruited to provide reproductive health education to out-of-school adolescents. Over 130 teachers in 39 schools completed reproductive health education sessions for approximately 9,000 students. Between July and September 2002, 4,490 adolescents, predominantly girls, visited youth-friendly clinics. The curriculum has been revised and scaled up in vocational training centers (see "Introducing an Adolescent Reproductive Health Curriculum in Vocational Training Courses").

Location

Bangladesh

Duration

November 1999–May 2003

Population Council researchers

Ubaidur Rob, Susan Adamchak

Non-Council collaborator

Associates for Community and Population Research (ACPR)

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2004
Bhuiya, Ismat, Ubaidur Rob, Asiful H. Chowdhury, Laila Rahman, Nazmul Haque, Susan Adamchak, Rick Homan, and M.E. Khan. “Improving adolescent reproductive health in Bangladesh,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 533 KB)

2003
"Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 34. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2001
Rob, Ubaidur and Ismat Bhuiya. "Improving adolescents’ reproductive health," FRONTIERS Project Update no. 1. Dhaka: Population Council. (PDF, 396 KB)

Related Project

Introducing an Adolescent Reproductive Health Curriculum in Vocational Training Courses