Open AccessThe Trends and Experiences of Sexual and Reproductive Health among Late Female Adolescents in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Mir Tamanna Siddika
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global journal of human social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-460X
DOI - 10.34257/gjhsshvol21is9pg55
Subject(s) - reproductive health , disadvantaged , demography , context (archaeology) , population , adolescent health , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , geography , political science , sociology , nursing , archaeology , law
Adolescence period is a very important transitional stage of human develoment as in this period a human being undergoes some major physical, emotional and social changes. Bangladesh has an adolescent population consisting one fifth of the total population. Among them almost half of them are girls. Among the adolescent girls who belong to the late adolescent age group are in the most exposed and disadvantaged situation in the context of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of Bangladesh. Therefore, the aim of this article is to concentrate on the SRH of adlescents girls (15-19 years) with an aim to reveal the trends and experieces of SRH among this group and some major challenges so that female adolescent SRH issues can receive proper attention in the policy making level.