Population Council Research that makes a difference

Sajeda Amin, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Comparative Studies on the Transitions to Adulthood (more)
These studies use comparable data from many developing countries to analyze key aspects of transitions to adulthood, including schooling, time use, marriage, sexual initiation, and parenthood.
(1/1998 - ongoing)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood
Countries: Developing Countries

The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developing World (more)
Future declines in fertility in some developing countries may not be as rapid as in the past, and in a number of countries fertility may stall above the replacement level for a prolonged period.
(1/1997 - ongoing)
Topics: Population policy and demographic analysis
Countries: Developing Countries

Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Violence against Adolescent Girls and Women in Urban Bangladesh (more)
The Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE) project seeks to provide context-specific strategies for vulnerable adolescents to build their social and health assets, with the eventual goal of improving their lifelong functional capabilities and well-being.
(11/2010 - 10/2014)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Child marriage; Sexual and gender-based violence; Social isolation/support
Countries: Bangladesh

Promoting Financial Education Through Mentoring Relationships (more)
Council researchers have been testing a new personal financial education curriculum through mentoring relationships against a more conventional teaching method for adolescents in Bangladesh.
(9/2009 - 9/2010)
Topics: Financial literacy/livelihoods; Schooling; Social isolation/support
Countries: Bangladesh

The Social Context of Youth Employment: A Qualitative Study of Workforce Entry and Exit (more)
Council researchers are performing a qualitative study of young people’s workforce participation in Egypt.
(3/2005 - 3/2007)
Topics: Financial literacy/livelihoods
Countries: Egypt

Sajeda Amin, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Introduction  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Rahman,Laila; Hossain,Sara; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
from Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE): Baseline report on sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women and girls in Dhaka slum
Publication date: 2012

Knowledge, attitude and practices associated with sexual and reproductive health and rights  (PDF) 
Rahman,Laila; Hossain,Md.Irfan; Amin,Sajeda; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
from Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE): Baseline report on sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women and girls in Dhaka slum
Publication date: 2012

Marriage and dowry  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Rahman,Laila; Hossain,Md.Irfan; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
from Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE): Baseline report on sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women and girls in Dhaka slum
Publication date: 2012

Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal  (abstract) 
Bajracharya,Ashish; Amin,Sajeda
Studies in Family Planning 43(2): 79-92
Publication date: 2012

Spousal violence against women and help seeking behaviour  (PDF) 
Parvin,Kausar; Sultana,Naznin; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum; Amin,Sajeda
from Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE): Baseline report on sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women and girls in Dhaka slum
Publication date: 2012

Violence against unmarried adolescent girls  (PDF) 
Camellia,Suborna; Newaz Khan,Nur; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum; Amin,Sajeda
from Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE): Baseline report on sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women and girls in Dhaka slum
Publication date: 2012

Abordar la violencia sexual basada en el género (SGBV) contra niñas adolescentes  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Anderson,Althea D.
Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas resumen (no. 38)
Publication date: 2011

Addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against adolescent girls  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Anderson,Althea D.
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 38)
Publication date: 2011

Costos del matrimonio--Negociaciones maritales en países en vías de desarrollo  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Bajracharya,Ashish
Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas resumen (nº 35)
Publication date: 2011

Costs of marriage--Marriage transactions in the developing world  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Bajracharya,Ashish
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 35)
Publication date: 2011

Empowering adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Kishori Abhijan  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 13)
Publication date: 2011

Enhancing the benefits of girls' livelihood initiatives  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 17)
Publication date: 2011

Les coûts du mariage--les transactions matrimoniales dans le monde en développement  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Bajracharya,Ashish
Promouvoir la santé, la sécurité et la productivité transitions vers l'âge adulte Bulletin (N 35)
Publication date: 2011

Les programmes de lutte contre le mariage des enfants : cerner le problème  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
Promouvoir la santé, la sécurité et la productivité transitions vers l'âge adulte Bulletin (N 14)
Publication date: 2011

Programs to address child marriage: Framing the problem  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 14)
Publication date: 2011

The prevention and management of HIV and sexual and gender-based violence: Responding to the needs of survivors and those-at-risk  (PDF) 
Raifman,Sarah; Askew,Ian; Amin,Sajeda; Keesbury,Jill; Mullick,Saiqa; Diers,Judith A.; Budiharsana,Meiwita P.; Undie,Chi-Chi; Zama,Mary; Menziwa,Mantshi; Hutchinson,Sherry; Rutenberg,Naomi
Publication date: 2011

When girls' lives matter: Ending forced and early marriage in Cameroon  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Lynch,Andrea
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 20)
Publication date: 2011

Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal: A longitudinal analysis using the Nepal Living Standards Survey
  (PDF) 
Bajracharya,Ashish; Amin,Sajeda
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 19)
Publication date: 2010

The role of abortion in the last stage of fertility decline in Vietnam  (abstract) (HTML) 
Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan; Amin,Sajeda
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 36(2): 80-89
Publication date: 2010

White paper: Enhancing adolescent financial capabilities through financial education in Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Rahman,Laila; Ainul,Sigma; Rob,Ubaidur; Zaman,Bushra; Akter,Rinat
Publication date: 2010

Ethnic fertility differentials in Vietnam and their proximate determinants
  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 18)
Publication date: 2009

Empowering adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Kishori Abhijan 
Amin,Sajeda; Krishna,S.Jaya; Kumar,Naveen
from Rural Empowerment: Indian and Global Initiatives
Publication date: 2009

Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Chandrasekhar,S.
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 17)
Publication date: 2009

Marriage continuity and change in Bangladesh 
Das,Maitreyi; Amin,Sajeda; Kaur,Ravinder; Grover,Shalini; Palriwala,Rajni
from Marriage in South Asia
Publication date: 2009

Terms of marriage and time-use patterns of young wives: Evidence from rural Bangladesh  (abstract) (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Suran,Luciana
Electronic Journal of Time Use Research 6(1): 92-108
Publication date: 2009

The role of abortion in the last stage of fertility decline in Vietnam  (PDF) 
Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan; Amin,Sajeda
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 15)
Publication date: 2009

Marriage considerations in sending girls to school in Bangladesh: Some qualitative evidence  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Huq,Lopita
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 12)
Publication date: 2008

Reforming marriage practices in Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 31)
Publication date: 2008

Selective inclusion or active discrimination? Women and the labour market in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda
from Emerging Issues in Bangladesh Economy: A Review of Bangladesh's Development 2005-06, pp. 305-322
Publication date: 2008

Terms of marriage and time-use patterns of young wives: Evidence from rural Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Suran,Luciana
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 10)
Publication date: 2008

Poverty and fertility: Evidence and agenda  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Casterline,John B.; Spess,Laura
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 4)
Publication date: 2007

Schooling in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Gupta,Amita
from Going to School in South Asia
Publication date: 2007

Causes and consequences of early marriage in Bangladesh: Background report for workshop on programs and policies to prevent early marriage 
Amin,Sajeda; Selim,Nasheeba; Waiz,Nashid Kamal
Publication date: 2006

Girls' schooling and marriage in rural Bangladesh 
Mahmud,Simeen; Amin,Sajeda; Hannum,Emily; Fuller,Bruce
from Children's Lives and Schooling Across Societies (Research in the Sociology of Education, Volume 15), pp. 71-99
Publication date: 2006

The implications of trade liberalization for working women's marriage: Case studies of Bangladesh, Egypt and Vietnam 
Amin,Sajeda; Grown,Caren; Braunstein,Elissa; Malhotra,Anju
from Trading Women's Health & Rights? Trade Liberalization and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries, pp. 97-120
Publication date: 2006

Child rights in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Siddiqy,Dina
from Human Rights Report, Bangladesh
Publication date: 2004

Children and adolescents in Bangladesh: Definitions, rights and realities 
Amin,Sajeda; Siddiqi,Dina M.
from Human Rights in Bangladesh
Publication date: 2004

Does dowry improve life for brides? A test of the bequest theory of dowry in rural Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Suran,Luciana; Amin,Sajeda; Huq,Lopita; Chowdury,Kobita
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 195)
Publication date: 2004

Education, wage work, and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda; Al-Bassusi,Nagah H.
Journal of Marriage and Family 66(5): 1287-1299
Publication date: 2004

Gender division of labor within the family: South Asia 
Amin,Sajeda; Joseph,Suad
from Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, pp. 186-188
Publication date: 2004

Popular perceptions of emerging influences on mortality and longevity in Bangladesh and West Bengal  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 186)
Publication date: 2004

Popular perceptions of emerging influences on mortality and longevity in Bangladesh and West Bengal  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade
Population Studies 58(3): 357-364
Publication date: 2004

School incentive programs and children's activities: The case of Bangladesh  (HTML) 
Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Amin,Sajeda
Comparative Education Review 48(3): 295-317
Publication date: 2004

Does microcredit reach the poor and vulnerable? Evidence from northern Bangladesh  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda; Ashok,S.Rai; Topa,Giorgio
Journal of Development Economics 70(1): 59-82
Publication date: 2003

Menstrual regulation in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade
from The Sociocultural and Political Aspects of Abortion: Global Perspectives, pp. 153-166
Publication date: 2003

Wage work and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Al Bassusi,Nagah Hassan
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 171)
Publication date: 2003

Wage work and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women [Arabic]  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Al Bassusi,Nagah Hassan
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 171)
Publication date: 2003

Wage work for girls and the transition to adulthood  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda
from Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming-Background Documents for the Meeting, pp. 201-212
Publication date: 2003

Baseline survey report on rural adolescents in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Mahmud,Simeen; Huq,Lopita
Publication date: 2002

Rural adolescents in Bangladesh, 2001: A report drawn from the baseline survey for the Bangladesh adolescent girls' livelihood Kishori Abhijan project 
Amin,Sajeda; Mahmud,Simeen; Huq,Lopita
Publication date: 2002

Spatial variation in contraceptive use in Bangladesh: Looking beyond the borders  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade; Stephenson,Rob
Demography 39(2): 251-267
Publication date: 2002

Women's lives and rapid fertility decline: Some lessons from Bangladesh and Egypt  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Population Research and Policy Review 21(4): 275-317
Publication date: 2002

Assessing the impact of garment work on quality of life measures 
Hewett,Paul C.; Amin,Sajeda; Sen,Binayak
from Growth of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh: Economic and Social Dimensions, pp. 145-171
Publication date: 2001

Prospects for fertility decline and implications for population growth in South Asia 
Bongaarts,John; Amin,Sajeda; Sathar,Zeba A.; Phillips,James F.
from Fertility Transition in South Asia, pp. 401-422
Publication date: 2001

Savings/credit group formation and change in contraception  (abstract) (HTML) 
Steele,Fiona; Amin,Sajeda; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
Demography 38(2): 267-282
Publication date: 2001

The effects of migration and work on marriage of female garment workers in Bangladesh  (abstract) (HTML) 
Naved,Ruchira Tabassum; Newby,Margaret; Amin,Sajeda
International Journal of Population Geography 7(2): 91-104
Publication date: 2001

Women's capabilities and the right to education in Bangladesh  (abstract) (HTML) 
Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Amin,Sajeda
International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 15(1): 125-142
Publication date: 2001

Conditioning factors for fertility decline in Bengal: History, language identity, and openness to innovations  (abstract) (PDF) 
Basu,Alaka Malwade; Amin,Sajeda
Population and Development Review 26(4): 761-794
Publication date: 2000

Some preconditions for fertility decline in Bengal: History, language identity, and an openness to innovations  (PDF) 
Basu,Alaka Malwade; Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 142)
Publication date: 2000

Spatial variation in contraceptive use in Bangladesh: Looking beyond the borders  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Basu,Alaka Malwade; Stephenson,Rob
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 138)
Publication date: 2000

The effects of schooling incentive programs on household resource allocation in Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 133)
Publication date: 2000

Does microcredit reach the poor and vulnerable? Evidence from northern Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Ashok,S.Rai; Topa,Giorgio
Working Paper (no. 28)
Publication date: 1999

Family structure and change in rural Bangladesh  (abstract) (HTML) 
Amin,Sajeda
Population Studies 52(2): 201-213
Publication date: 1998

Incentive schemes for school attendance in rural Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Sedgh,Gilda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 106)
Publication date: 1998

Survey experience among women in Bangladesh  (abstract) (HTML) 
Newby,Margaret; Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
American Behavioral Scientist 42(2): 252-275
Publication date: 1998

The impact of an integrated micro-credit programme on women's empowerment and fertility behavior in rural Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Steele,Fiona; Amin,Sajeda; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 115)
Publication date: 1998

Transition to adulthood of female garment-factory workers in Bangladesh  (abstract) (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum; Newby,Margaret
Studies in Family Planning 29(2): 185-200
Publication date: 1998

Women's lives and rapid fertility decline: Some lessons from Bangladesh and Egypt  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 117)
Publication date: 1998

Prospects for fertility decline and implications for population growth in South Asia 
Bongaarts,John; Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 94)
Publication date: 1997

Transition to adulthood of female factory workers: Some evidence from Bangladesh  (PDF) 
Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Naved,Ruchira Tabassum; Ne,Margaret
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 102)
Publication date: 1997

Contraception and religious practice in Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Diamond,Ian; Steele,Fiona
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 83)
Publication date: 1996

Family structure and change in rural Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 87)
Publication date: 1996

Socioeconomic change and the demand for children in rural Bangladesh 
Amin,Sajeda; Cleland,John C.; Phillips,James F.; Kamal,Gholam Mostafa
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 70)
Publication date: 1995

The poverty-purdah trap in rural Bangladesh: Implications for women's roles in the family 
Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 75)
Publication date: 1995

The Determinants of Reproductive Change in Bangladesh: Success in a Challenging Environment 
Cleland,John C.; Phillips,James F.; Amin,Sajeda; Kamal,Gholam Mostafa
Publication date: 1994

Fertility decline in post-independence Bangladesh: Evidence from recent demographic surveys 
Cleland,John C.; Phillips,James F.; Amin,Sajeda; Kamal,Gholam Mostafa
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 54)
Publication date: 1993

The impact of public health interventions on sex differentials in childhood mortality in rural Punjab, India 
Pebley,Anne R.; Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 24)
Publication date: 1991

Sajeda Amin, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Marriage and first birth intervals in early and late marrying societies: An exploration of determinants (abstract)  
Presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, 1 April
Amin,Sajeda; Bajracharya,Ashish
Publication date: 2011

Marriage and first-birth intervals in early- and late-marrying societies: Implications for contraceptive use during the first-birth interval   (HTML)
Presentation at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning, Dakar, Senegal, 1 December
Amin,Sajeda; Bajracharya,Ashish
Publication date: 2011

Ethnic fertility differentials in Vietnam (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 30 April
Amin,Sajeda
Publication date: 2009

Gender differences in education: An exploration of time spent in school, work, and study (abstract)  
Presentation at the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, Marrakech, 30 September
Amin,Sajeda; Chandrasekhar,S.
Publication date: 2009

Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal: A longitudinal analysis using the Nepal Living Standards Survey (abstract)  
Presentation at the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, Marrakech, 28 September
Bajracharya,Ashish; Amin,Sajeda
Publication date: 2009

The role of abortion in explaining ethnic fertility differentials in Vietnam (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 30 April
Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan; Amin,Sajeda
Publication date: 2009

Program efforts to delay marriage through improved opportunities: Some evidence from rural Bangladesh  
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, 31 March-2 April
Amin,Sajeda; Suran,Luciana
Publication date: 2005

The impact of marriage payments on leisure, housework an abuse of young wives: Some evidence from rural Bangladesh  
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, 31 March-2 April
Amin,Sajeda; Suran,Luciana
Publication date: 2005

Sajeda Amin, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

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