This pioneering book provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-demographic and sexual and reproductive health situation of adolescents in South Asia. It presents available evidence about the health risks and challenges that young people face in five South Asian countries-Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as insights from other Asian settings notably China and Thailand. The chapters in this volume are detailed summaries of papers and panel discussions from an international conference entitled Adolescent Reproductive Health: Evidence and Programme Implications for South.