tailieunhanh - Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Bangladesh

It is imperative for the trainers to have extensive experience either in counselling or in coun- selling training. Since this training is about “linking” different service areas, the trainers’ backgrounds should complement each other and (as much as possible) represent the range of services being covered in the training. This manual is designed for use by skilled, experienced trainers. While the manual contains information to guide the trainers during a workshop and to assist them in making decisions that will enhance the learning experience, it is assumed that the trainers understand adult learning concepts and know how to employ a variety of participatory training methods and techniques. | Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Bangladesh Ismat Bhuiya Ubaidur Rob Asiful Laila Rahman Nazmul Haque Population Council Dhaka Susan Adamchak Rick Homan Family Health International USA ME Khan Population Council India November 2004 This study was funded by the . AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT USAID under the terms of Cooperative Agreement Number HRN-A-00-98-00012-00 and Population Council in-house project 5800 13027 and subcontracts and . The opinions expressed herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID. Population Council FRONTIERS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH UF HP SUMMARY Adolescents constitute one-fourth of the population of Bangladesh. The effects of globalization rising age at marriage rapid urbanization and greater opportunities for socialization have heightened the risk of STIs HIV AIDS and unwanted pregnancy. While adolescents have unmet needs for reproductive health information and services these are not addressed by parents schools or the existing health care systems. An operations research project was launched in northwestern Bangladesh with the objective of preventing adverse outcomes and promoting healthy lifestyles among adolescents by providing reproductive health education and services. The Population Council in collaboration with the Urban Family Health Partnership UFHP and its three nongovernmental service delivery partners working in urban sites of Pabna Site A Dinajpur Site B and Rangpur Site C carried out the study. Sites A and B were intervention sites while Site C served as a control. A quasi-experimental design with prepost measurements and two experimental strategies was used. Strategy I Site A provided reproductive health education to out-of-school adolescents linked with adolescent-friendly services at health facilities while Strategy II Site B provided reproductive health education to both in-school and out-of-school adolescents linked with .