Converting Bangladesh's influential religious leaders.

摘要: While the Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB) introduced family planning to in 1953 very little progress was achieved before 1980s. It noticed during 1980s that despite solid service delivery efforts with interpersonal communication at community level and expanding choices contraceptive methods program success impeded by religious leader opposition. Religious claims against Islam reinforce male opposition contraception. In an effort win support leaders FPAB established Islamic Research Cell (IRC) 1984 launched targeted advocacy orientation programs. An expert education background ran IRC. The were taught directly or indirectly promotes welfare from viewpoint health economic needs Quran nowhere argues is forbidden. actually encourages prolonged breastfeeding avoidance unwanted births. Orientation courses seminars a national conference distribution educational printed media eventually convinced planning. Male involvement essential such male-dominated society.