Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Two out of every three female garment workers were married before reaching 18 years of age, and nearly 65 per cent of them had their first pregnancy before turning 18, said an icddr,b study on Monday.

Furthermore, about one-third of the participants reported at least one unintended pregnancy, while one in four had an experience of abortion or menstrual regulation procedure.

icddr,b, at its headquarters in the city, shared the study results in a seminar titled "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights among Female Garment Workers Living in Urban Slums of Bangladesh: Insights from a Longitudinal Cohort Study".

The 24-month cohort study on women working in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) sector, conducted by AdSe...