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In Bangladesh, it was found that about two-thirds of MR procedures were performed in public health facilities, such as Union Health and Family Welfare Centres, which are the primary providers in rural areas. NGOs provide about one quarter of MR services and private clinics provide about 9%. However, many of the public health providers do not have perform the procedure. In 2010, only 57% of the facilities that were expected to provide MR services actually did provide them.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/menstrual-regulation-and-induced-abortion-bangladesh Menstrual Regulation and Induced Abortion in Bangladesh]</ref> | In Bangladesh, it was found that about two-thirds of MR procedures were performed in public health facilities, such as Union Health and Family Welfare Centres, which are the primary providers in rural areas. NGOs provide about one quarter of MR services and private clinics provide about 9%. However, many of the public health providers do not have perform the procedure. In 2010, only 57% of the facilities that were expected to provide MR services actually did provide them.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/menstrual-regulation-and-induced-abortion-bangladesh Menstrual Regulation and Induced Abortion in Bangladesh]</ref> | ||
In 2015, the Population Council found that "In spite of wide availability of menstrual regulation services, women often resort to a variety of medicines for inducing abortion. The Bangladeshi Government is now supporting attempts to investigate the introduction of medical menstrual regulation in the public sector." The study found that "Overall 61.4% of women who used medical menstrual regulation found the method satisfactory, and 34.2% were very satisfied. Of the 3.9% of women who were not satisfied, most received services from rural facilities."<ref>[http://www.popcouncil.org/research/increasing-access-to-safe-menstrual-regulation-services-in-bangladesh-by-of Increasing access to safe menstrual regulation services in Bangladesh by offering medical menstrual regulation]</ref> | |||
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