Understanding Unintended Pregnancy in Bangladesh: Country Profile Report

Abstract

We acknowledge support from the STEP UP (Strengthening Evidence for Programming on Unintended Pregnancy) Research Programme Consortium. STEP UP was funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development (DFID), grant number SR1111D-6. icddr,b acknowledges with gratitude the commitment of UKaid to its research efforts. The authors would like to express their gratitude to all of the participants at the National Task Force meeting held on September 20, 2012 and stakeholders‘ consultation held from June 22-23, 2013 for their valuable input and recommendations, particularly senior government officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP). The authors would also like to thank Partners in Population and Development (PPD) for their role in engaging government officials in the full process of the study and their extensive and continued support in disseminating the report and uptake of the findings at the national level.