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- Title
EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE AND HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR RELATED TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG THE TRIBAL POPULATION OF MADHYA PRADESH, CENTRAL INDIA.
- Authors
RAO, V. G.; SAHA, K. B.; BHAT, J.; TIWARY, B. K.; ABBAD, A.
- Abstract
This community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in the tribal population of randomly selected villages of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, central India. A total of 200 married men and women aged 15–49 years were interviewed to explore their knowledge, experience and health-seeking behaviour related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Though 91% of respondents were aware of STIs, the sexual route was mentioned by only 19% as the route of transmission. Around 18% reported a need for social isolation from persons with STIs. Though 88% of the respondents felt modern medicine was the best remedy for STIs, only a few of them used medical treatment while suffering from an STI. Twenty-seven per cent of respondents resorted to traditional healers, and 30% utilized home remedies for STI treatment. The study highlights a need for generating STI awareness amongst the tribal population of the region through a needs-based behaviour change communication (BCC) strategy.
- Subjects
MADHYA Pradesh (India); INDIA; HUMAN behavior; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; POPULATION biology; CROSS-sectional method; SOCIAL isolation
- Publication
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2012, Vol 44, Issue 5, p625
- ISSN
0021-9320
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021932012000132