Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability of Sensitizing Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to Reproductive-health via Empowerment and Engagement. (SSSTREE)

Agency : ICMR

The study was undertaken by IHMR, Bangalore and IIHMR, Jaipur in 10 SHGs in Chaksu block of Jaipur district in Rajasthan with the following objectives: to familiarize the SGH members with priority problems in health and RCH matters; to create awareness; and to sustain interest and memory through lesson plans in the prioritized problems. For this, the following interrelated women’s health issues were identified: a) menstrual hygiene; b) syndromic recognition of the RTI/STIs; c) peripartum infection recognition; d) cervical cancer; e) to build capacity of SHG core team to monitor access to care and outcomes; and f) to understand the socio-cultural dynamics of the uptake in a sustainable manner in specific communities. FGDs were conducted to understand the baseline status and one round of three-day training was conducted for 40 SHG members.


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