objective: to assess the level of knowledge of the adolescent girls regarding reproductive health issues. materials and methods: a cross sectional descriptive type of study was carried out among 150 unmarried adolescent girls of vashantek slum in dhaka city by face to face interview using a semistructured questionnaire from january to june 2008. results: the mean age of the respondents were 16....

objective: to ascertain the unmet needs of family planning & identify the practice of family planning among the urban to rural migrated slum dwellers. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was done randomly among selected 600 slum dwellers residing in two selected slums of dhaka city. data collected by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. re...

background: family planning is a lifestyle that is selected voluntarily and is based on the knowledge, attitude and responsible decision making by couples in order to promote the health and welfare of the family and the advancement of the society. in this regard, family planning counseling plays an important role in making informed decisions if used properly and in a responsible way. detection ...

in this paper, i present additional information for policy-makers and researchers to consider in response to the view proposed by potts et al that “the pill is mightier than the sword.” i identify states with both high rates of terrorism and a youth bulge and discuss correlates of both these societal characteristics. the research examined supports the view that factors other than access to fami...

background: fertility pattern has some influence on health of mother and child as well as it can resist population growth. methods: a cross sectional study on fertility perception among married women of reproductive age group, was carried out in 3 blocks and 2 municipality areas of howrah district of west bengal, india, covering 12 villages and 4 wards, selected by stratified multistage random ...

a survey was made to study the rational given by women living in rural area of west tehran for using or not using family planning measures (1994). the purposes of this study were to investigate the reasons for using or not using family planning measures and it's relation to personal characteristics of the subjects. the samples were grouped in smaller groups: - those using effective family ...