Adolescent vulnerabilities in Cox’s Bazar: A mixed-methods investigation into gendered experiences of sexual and reproductive health and bodily integrity

Over 6 years into the mass Rohingya influx into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the health and protection needs of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host community residents remain acute. Although the response had reached a protracted and more stable nature by 2019, adolescent populations remained deprioritized and faced unmet needs across education, health, economic, and psychosocial domains. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these preexisting vulnerabilities were exacerbated for adolescents in Cox’s Bazar, and containment measures intensified their marginalization.

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Guglielmi, S., Mitu, K. and Seager, J. (2024). ‘Adolescent vulnerabilities in Cox’s Bazar: A mixed-methods investigation into gendered experiences of sexual and reproductive health and bodily integrity’. in: Ravindran, T.S., Sivakami, M., Bhushan, A., Rashid, S.F., Khan, K.S. (eds.) Handbook on Sex, Gender and Health. Singapore: Springer (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9265-0_14-1)