Spousal communication on reproductive illness among rural women in southern India

• Published in: Culture, health & sexuality Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 223 - 236
• Main Authors: Santhya, K. G., Dasvarma, G. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2002; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Communication; Condoms; Cultural studies; Cultural Values; Decision Making; Diseases; Family planning; Health; Husbands; Illness; Illness Behavior; India; Interpersonal Communication; Marital Relations; Marriage; Men; Morbidity; Norms; Reproductive health; Rural communities; Sex Role Attitudes; Sexual health; Sexual Inequality; Sexual Reproduction; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted diseases; Spouses; Tamil Nadu; Wives; Womens health

Successful inter-spousal communication is promoted as a key strategy to fostering shared decision making and responsibilities on reproductive health matters. With data from a large-scale study examining the risk factors of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in married women, we investigated the ex...