Sidney Ruth Schuler, Farzana Islam
Violence against women perpetrated by husbands and male partners occurs worldwide, and an increasing number of surveys indicate that it is widely condoned. This article presents findings from a 2002 survey conducted in six rural villages in Bangladesh suggesting that an extremely high proportion of ...
Nazrul Islam Mondal, Kamal Hossain, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Abul Bashar Mian
We analyzed the sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) of street-based female sex workers (SFSWs) of Rajshahi city and examined their socio-demographic profiles. Among the SFSWs attending three drop-in centers (DIC) named PIACT, PROVA, and Suraksha Madhumita in Rajshahi, 150 self-m...
Miranda van Reeuwijk, Papreen Nahar
This article explores the mismatch that exists between what unmarried adolescents in Bangladesh experience, want and need in regard to their sexuality and what they receive from their society, which negatively impacts on their understanding of sexuality and their well-being. The findings provide a p...
Mukta Sharma, Edna Oppenheimer, Tobi Saidel, Virginia Loo et al.
We explore the magnitude of and current trends in HIV infection among people who inject drugs and estimate the reach of harm reduction interventions among them in seven high-burden countries of the South-East Asia Region. Our data are drawn from the published and unpublished literature, routine nati...
Julia Del Amo, Georg Bröring, F F Hamers, A Infuso et al.
Introduction HIV/AIDS continues to be a major public health challenge in twenty-first century Europe [1,2]. Increasing population movement whether for travel, political or economic purposes, combined with demographic, social and economic transitions create conditions that contribute to the increase ...
Papreen Nahar, Miranda van Reeuwijk, Ria Reis
Violence against women is a social mechanism confirming women's subordination in many societies. Sexual violence and harassment have various negative psychological impacts on girls, including a persistent feeling of insecurity and loss of self-esteem. This article aims to contextualize a particular ...
Sidney Ruth Schuler, Lisa M. Bates, Farzana Islam
This article seeks to deepen understanding of the reasons that abused women in a resource-poor rural setting seek recourse so seldom and with so little success. Data from in-depth interviews and group discussions are used to explore the range of responses to domestic violence and to examine barriers...
William Sambisa, Gustavo Ángeles, Peter Lance, Ruchira Tabassum Naved et al.
Using data from 8,320 husbands'self reports for the 2006 Urban Health Survey, this article examines the prevalence of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by husbands against their wives in Bangladesh and identifies risk markers associated with such violence. Of the men in...
M.E. Khan, John Townsend, Shampa D'Costa
This paper, based on in-depth interviews of 54 women selected from both rural and urban areas, analyses the sexual behaviour of married women in Bangladesh. The study reveals that at the time of marriage girls have very limited knowledge about sex and married life. In a few cases, this has a signifi...
Motiur Rahman, Md Ashraful Alam, Khairun Nessa, Anowar Hossain et al.
An etiological study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was conducted among female sex workers (FSWs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Endocervical swab and blood samples from 269 street-based FSWs were examined for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis as well as for a...
Zaino Petersen, Bronwyn Myers, Marie Claire Van Hout, Andreas Plüddemann et al.
BACKGROUND: About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use (IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper is a response to the need to monitor the state of the HIV epidemic as it relates to IDU and the...
Tasnuva Wahed, Anadil Alam, Salima Sultana, Nazmul Alam et al.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to document sexual and reproductive health (SRH) practices among female sex workers (FSWs) including abortion, pregnancy, use of maternal healthcare services and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with the aim of developing recommendations for action. ...
Tasnim Azim, Ezazul Islam Chowdhury, Masud Reza, Munir Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: Very little is known about female injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh but anecdotal evidence suggests that they are hidden and very vulnerable to HIV through both their injection sharing and sexual risk behaviors. In order to better understand the risks and vulnerability to HIV of f...
Danika Kleiber, Katia Frangoudès, Hunter T. Snyder, Afrina Choudhury et al.
Christine Joffres, Edward J. Mills, Michel Joffres, Tinku Khanna et al.
Trafficking in women and children is a gross violation of human rights. However, this does not prevent an estimated 800 000 women and children to be trafficked each year across international borders. Eighty per cent of trafficked persons end in forced sex work. India has been identified as one of th...
Monique Hennink, Ian Diamond, Philip Cooper
This article investigates social and cultural aspects of "teenage life" among south Asian girls in Britain, particularly their experiences of relationships with boys and the extent to which they become involved in sexual activities. In-depth interviews were carried out with teenage girls and young w...
Sarah C. White
Abstract Drawing on primary research in development organizations and with working children themselves, this paper questions the logic of child rights, and its validity for the cultural context of Bangladesh. A strong stress on child rights at the programme level may not be sustainable and can have ...
Tasnim Azim, Md. Nazrul Islam, J Bogaerts, Mohammad Mian et al.
Published information regarding the prevalence of HIV in Bangladesh is limited. Surveys conducted in the past few years [1–5] show that the prevalence of HIV in Bangladesh is still low compared to its surrounding countries [6]. In order to determine the impact of the HIV epidemic on Bangladesh, a se...
Keith Sabin, Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Sarah Hawkes, Kazi Ahsan et al.
The study objective was to estimate the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and associated factors among Dhaka slum dwellers. Blood and urine specimens were collected from 1534 men and women. Participants in this cross-sectional study responded to a questionnaire, providing...
Mehrab Ali Khan, Barkat e Khuda, Thomas T Khane, Ali Ashraf
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) in rural Bangladesh is currently a topic of great concern. To date, little information is available in the literature regarding its prevalence. It is now known, however, that the current level of STD awareness among the rural population with regard to modes of tran...