Empowering Bangladesh’s Youth through Adolescent Health
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Adolescence is a dynamic period of
biological development and social change, and also a period
when adolescent girls are at risk of school dropout, early
marriage, pregnancy, and gender-based violence. Adolescents
have the highest unmet need for family planning in
Bangladesh, and married adolescents have a significantly
lower contraceptive prevalence rate than other age groups,
leading to a high adolescent fertility rate. The Government
of Bangladesh developed a national strategy for adolescent
health 2017-2030 and a costed action plan to improve
adolescent health, including sexual and reproductive health.
The Strategy addresses overall health needs of adolescents,
including menstrual hygiene management, prevention of
violence and mental health. The Government of Bangladesh is
currently implementing the 4th Health, Population and
Nutrition Sector Program which includes support for a
school-based adolescent health and nutrition program.
Furthermore, programme implementers often work in silos and
focus on single platforms, i.e. at the health facility,
school, or community levels. Presently adolescents receive
sexual and reproductive health information and services
largely from private sector providers with variable quality.
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GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 3, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, FAMILY PLANNING, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 5