ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG INDIGENOUS AND NON-INDIGENOUS RURAL WOMEN IN WAYANDAU DISTRICT, KERALA , INDIA - A COMPARATIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Sex and Reproduction are tabooed topics even in today’s society. This study was conducted to find out the difference between the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge, attitude and behavior among indigenous and non-indigenous women, considering the vulnerability of indigenous population...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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AUW
2025
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| Online Access: | https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/474 |
| Summary: | Sex and Reproduction are tabooed topics even in today’s society. This study was conducted to
find out the difference between the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge, attitude
and behavior among indigenous and non-indigenous women, considering the vulnerability of
indigenous population for lack of awareness. A community based cross-sectional study was
conducted in Wayanadu district of Kerala state, India. A total of 61 rural women participated in
indigenous survey and 115 were from non-indigenous group. The study considered AIDS and
Contraceptive knowledge to measure SRH knowledge. Personal attitudes on Patriarchy and
opposite gender interactions were based for Attitude. Information seeking and Health care
seeking tendencies were considered to analyze the SRH behavior. The study found that the
prevalence of SRH knowledge is higher among non-indigenous population and SRH attitude and
behavioural patterns were found to be comparable. Thus, the study concludes that attention
should be given on SRH awareness among both the communities. The study also suggests that
community friendly programs should be introduced in indigenous regions to increase the
information and health care seeking rate. |
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