Impact of Tannery on the worker’s Reproductive Health in the area of Hazaribagh in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Akkur Chandra Das, Rezwana Sultana, Shamima Sultana

Abstract


Reproductive health is one of the rights for all both men and women where Tannery workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals by working in the tannery for short or long time. The aim of this study is to find out the impact of Tannery on the worker’s Reproductive Health in the area of Hazaribagh in Dhaka, Bangladesh where highly toxic chemicals were used and resulted different kinds of reproductive health problems or other diseases and also this study explores the knowledge of men and women on reproductive health issues and their present state or level of reproductive health.

Keywords


Reproductive Health; Tannery Industry; Tannery Workers; World Health Organization; Reproductive Health Services; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Fertility; Reproductive Health Conditions

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