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Bangladesh responded early and decisively to the potential threat of HIV. In the period since the adoption of the first national strategy in 1985, services have been established and scaled up, particularly for Most At Risk Populations (MARPs). Most female sex workers and People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)) are in contact with services. Among developing countries, Bangladesh (based on recent population size estimations) has achieved among the highest level of needle/syringe distribution per PWID among developing countries in the world. …
This report summarizes the findings of 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (2004 BDHS) conducted under the authority of the National Institute for Population Research and Training (NIPORT) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implemented by Mitra and Associates of Dhaka. ORC Macro provided financial and technical assistance for the survey through the financial aid provided by USAID/Bangladesh. …
This booklet describes the adolescent population of the seven countries in terms of their demographic profile such as their population size, age of marriage, educational attainment, employment, and health, among others. This is followed by an overall picture of the reproductive and sexual health characteristics of the adolescents through their fertility practices, teen pregnancy/childbearing abortion, HIV/AIDS and STDs, family planning and contraception. …
This is a report of the UNESCO/PROAP Sixth Regional Consultative Seminar on Population Education that was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 21-28 May 1990. The main objectives of the seminar were to: 1)examine developments and trends in country population education programmes since the 1986 Regional Consultative Seminar on Population Education; 2)assess new approaches and emerging needs and requirements in population education; and 3)identify new directions for making programmes more relevant and effective.
This manual provides practical examples of strategies, approaches and materials designed to integrate population education into various development programmes. It is a useful reference for field workers who are involved in planning, implementing and evaluating out-of-school population education programmes.
