six countries studied, nearly all ever-married adolescent women have had sexual intercourse, but almost all those never …-married have abstained, except in Burkina Faso and Nigeria where less than one quarter of never-married women have had sexual … intercourse; The age at sexual debut is also closely linked to age at marriage. Over one third of ever-married women had sexual …

birth attendance and most deaths occurred within 48 hours of birth. Inequities by social class and gender were also stark …: less than 40 percent of Scheduled Caste and about 28 percent of Scheduled Tribe women both socially disadvantaged groups … had access to skilled birth attendance; and this figure was equally low at 27.5 percent for women from the lowest wealth …

traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The objectives of the study were to understand the impact that structural and proximal …

Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and … contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them were moderately … 2012 and contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them …

goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …