Group Couples' Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Among Married Women in a Low‐Income Community in Mumbai,India |
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| Authors: | Shubhada Maitra Stephen L Schensul Benjamin D Hallowell Marie A Brault Bonnie K Nastasi |
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| Institution: | 1. Tata Institute for Social Sciences;2. University of Connecticut School of Medicine;3. University of Georgia School of Public Health;4. Yale School of Public Health;5. Tulane University |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the design and implementation of a group couples' intervention focused on improving women's sexual health as a component of a multilevel community, clinical, and counseling intervention project conducted in association with a gynecological service in a municipal urban health center in a low‐income community in Mumbai, India. The group couples' intervention involved four single‐gender and two mixed‐gender sessions designed to address the dynamics of the marital relationship and establish a more equitable spousal relationship as a means to improve women's sexual and marital health. Involvement of men presented a major challenge to couple's participation. For those couples that did participate, qualitative findings revealed significant changes in couple and family relations, sexual health knowledge, and emotional well‐being. |
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