
A group of experts said that more awareness on sexual health can help reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among married women.
"Many women, not just in rural but even in urban areas, are not aware of sexual health or the test and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and reproductive tract infections (RTI)," said Ravi Verma, director, International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW).
ICRW along with various organisations conducted a three-year programme "Research and Intervention for Sexual Health: Theory to Action (RISHTA)" in a Mumbai slum where over 11,000 women were counselled on sexual health.
"We also discussed use of condoms and also made men and women in the community feel comfortable about engaging in a healthy discussion on sex," Saggurti added.
Source: IANS
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