Group Couples' Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Among Married Women in a Low‐Income Community in Mumbai, India. (6th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maitra, Shubhada; Schensul, Stephen L.; Hallowell, Benjamin D.; Brault, Marie A.; Nastasi, Bonnie K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of marital and family therapy. Volume 44:Number 1(2018:Jan.)
• Page Start: 73
• Page End: 89
• Publication Date: 2017-07-06
• Subjects: Marriage counseling -- United States -- Periodicals; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Family -- Periodicals; Family Therapy -- Periodicals; Marriage -- Periodicals; Gezinstherapie; Conseil conjugal -- États-Unis -- Périodiques; Thérapie familiale -- Périodiques; 616.89156
• DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12248
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-472X

Abstract

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.