A majority of women in India are exposed to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) because of the behavior of their spouses. Yet few interventions focus on addressing the HIV and STI prevention needs of married women. To fill this gap, ICRW has launched an innovative four-year program to engage women and couples in culturally-appropriate, HIV/STI prevention programs based in reproductive health clinics. The program is in partnership with the University of Connecticut and with financial support from the U.S.-based National Institute of Mental Health.
ICRW and partners first gathered baseline information about the nature of reproductive health care for women through interviews with health care providers and married couples. ICRW will design and implement an intervention to deliver high quality women- and couple-centered counseling services to empower women. These services also will engage men in how to reduce their risk of sexually transmitted infections. The results of the intervention are expected have major policy and programmatic implications for how women-centered services are delivered through the public health system.
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HIV aids and other such kinds
HIV aids and other such kinds of diseases are the out of illiteracy and negligence. Though there is publicity of HIV aids in all over the world but it can not be eradicated absolutely from the world. HIV aids are also found in pregnancy women. Consequently the newly born babies are also found infected by HIV. The most prominent thing is to conduct awareness program in the rural area and also sensitize the people to be followed up secure behavior.
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