Scientific Publication

Menstrual problems of women in Bangladesh

author(s) Chowdhuri, S.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Monograph series: 5; Dhaka, Bangladesh; James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, 28 pp

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Abstract

The aim of this literature review is to learn about local terminologies used to describe menstrual problems, to understand the practices and restrictions surrounding menstruation during adolescence, to learn about concerns surrounding infertility and its causes, to look at menstrual problems which result from use of contraceptives, and to examine patterns of health seeking behaviour of Bangladeshi women to treat their menstrual illnesses

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