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The paper explores the factors behind contraceptive non-use among the Rohingya and captures the changing
dynamics and attitude towards contraceptive in post-displacement to Bangladesh. In August 2017 over 720,000
Rohingya migrated to Bangladesh following a new spate of violent attacks by Myanmar Army, creating the fastest
growing refugee crisis in the world. Qualitative data were collected in July and August 2018 in displacement camps
in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Data are analyzed from 48 In-depth interviews (IDIs) with Rohingya girls and boys 14-
24 years of age; 24 IDIs with service providers and program personnel and 12 Focus Group Discussions with adult
Rohingya women, religious and community leaders. Findings revealed that religious teaching coupled with
misconceptions regarding health risks acted as strong opposition factors for contraception use for the Rohingya
women in Myanmar. Women’s movement was severely limited as was their access to information and awareness of
available methods. On the other hand, in the changing dynamics of ‘statelessness’, constrained economic
condition, and increased access of family planning methods in the camp in Bangladesh, opposition factors are
fading and Rohingya women are weighing the benefits of contraceptive use and uptake is increasing inside the
camps of Cox’s Bazar.

262 Emerging Cities and Urbanization in Jharkhand, India: A census based study of
shifting Dynamics

Utkarsha Rani
Ranchi University, Ranchi, India

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5. Population Mobility (Internal and International Migration, including Refugees) and Urbanization

Abstract

Urbanization is reflection of economic growth and prosperity consequential to migration and other component
responsible to enhance development through various interventions. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in the
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beginning of 21 century when there was hue and cry over population growth. Urban population has seen
drastically a surge over a decade and further expected to grow, it may create shuffle and management pressure
over resource mobilization. In this scenario this paper throw some lights on emerging Class I cities of Jharkhand
still waiting to achieve ‘million plus city’ target as well as various facets and process of urbanization has been worked
out using census figure. At the same time with results driven out of population-projections of those cities, policy
implication and challenges has been discussed.

Keywords: Urbanization, Migration, Population, Resource mobilization, Census, Population-Projection

103 Migration, social networks, and HIV sexual risk behaviors among involuntary
bachelors in rural China

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Huanying Gou , Huijun Liu , Ying Wang , Xiaomin Li , Marcus Feldman
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1 Institute for Population and Social Policy Studies,School of Management, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an,
China. Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an
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