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Related research

Integrating HIV / AIDS care in family welfare services: the Parivar Seva Sanstha (PSS) experience.

Abstract

In India, participants of a consultative meeting in early February 1994 in Haryana State on STD

(sexually transmitted disease) and AIDS prevention in family welfare programs and those at a

December 1994 workshop in Jaipur State on integration of RTI (reproductive tract

infections)/STD/HIV prevention activities into family welfare programs agreed on the need to

broaden the scope of family welfare programs to include RTI/STD/HIV prevention and control. The

meeting participants examined 4 case studies on the issue of RTI and STDs in the context of family

welfare programs. One case study reviewed activities of the New Delhi-based Parivar Seva Sanstha

(PSS), which provides comprehensive reproductive health services. All PSS staff has received

training in HIV prevention. In Madras, PSS initiated a pilot project to integrate RTI/STD services

into its mainstream family planning services. It tailored experiences of the Colombian Family

Welfare Association (PROFAMILIA) to fit PSS project objectives. Formative research revealed

that both men and women seek STD diagnosis and treatment services from the private sector

despite the high costs and poor quality of care. PSS has increased its focus on the use of condoms

for contraception and HIV/STD prevention. All female clients now have access to standard

screening, diagnosis, and treatment. PSS will create a new clinic offering reproductive health

services for males. It will also develop systems for partner referral and community-based programs

to provide education and motivation for family planning and RTI/STD/HIV prevention. Operational

research will provide insight into the needs and perceptions of the population, process evaluation of

the project, and RTI/STD/HIV control. Based on the case studies, certain ideas for future actions

emerged (e.g., a major advocacy drive) as well as ideas for training, education, counseling, and

social marketing and research and evaluation.