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Evidence on the prevalence and determinants of SRH stigma among young women in Bangladesh remains limited. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SRH stigma and identify factors associated with SRH stigma among women aged 19\u201325 years with male partners in Bangladesh.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study and collected data through both online and offline methods. This study includes a total of 414\u2009women (19\u221225 years) who reported having a male partner. We conducted univariate and bivariate analyses to explore the association between the background factors and SRH stigma. We fitted a binary logistic regression to estimate adjusted associations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 414 participants, the overall prevalence of SRH stigma was 50.97%; almost one in two women (19\u221225 years) with male partners were stigmatised. Results from multivariable logistic regression showed that SRH stigma was significantly associated with several factors, for example, level of education (adjusted OR (AOR): 2.00; 95%\u2009CI 1.14 to 3.51), sexual interaction with male partners (AOR: 0.29; 95%\u2009CI 0.11 to 0.77) and history of abortion (AOR: 0.38; 95%\u2009CI 0.19 to 0.77).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More research is necessary to comprehend the factors that lead to the stigma surrounding SRH among young Bangladeshi women. These findings may help inform interventions and policies aimed at reducing SRH stigma and improving young women\u2019s access to reproductive health information and services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjph-2025-003701","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T12:05:19Z","timestamp":1784117119000},"page":"e003701","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Factors associated with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) stigma among women (19\u221225 years) with partners in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2589-7163","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nabil Ahmed","family":"Uthso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK"},{"name":"Institute of Statistical 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