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This report was prepared by the POLICY Project as part of a 13-country study of adolescent reproductive health issues, policies, and programs on behalf of the Asia/Near East Bureau of USAID. Dr. Karen Hardee, Director of Research for the POLICY Project oversaw the study.

This paper on adolescent reproductive health (ARH) status in Bangladesh is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and Near East. 1 The purpose of this assessment is to highlight the reproductive health status in each country, within the context of the lives of adolescent boys and girls. The paper begins with social issues—the issues that need to be addressed to meet the reproductive health needs of adolescents. It also outlines specific ARH issues, legal and policy issues related to ARH, current in-country programs on ARH, its operational barriers, and concludes with recommendations to improve the situation in Bangladesh.

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The reproductive health needs of young women are quite different from those of young men, principally because of their young age at marriage. According to WHO, worldwide, girls younger than 18 are up to five times more likely to die in childbirth than are women in their twenties. Adolescents and youth in Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to health risks, especially in the area of reproductive health.
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