Women are not only susceptible to infection, but are also socially and economically in a disavantageous poition. Factors like poverty, early marriage, migration, illeteracy, lack of health and nutritional care, gender, discrimination and domestic violence put them at a high risk of acqusing the reproductive health problems. This study is conducted to assess the knowledge on causes signs and symptoms, treatment anprevention of STD among married women. 80 women were selected by purposive sampling technique. Semi structured interview was onducted to assess the knowledge. Results showed that 90% women had inadequate and 10% had moderately adequate knowledge.
Key words: STD, Married Women.
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