Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

Recommended question:
- Are you and your partner still in agreement about not wanting a pregnancy
at this time?
- Have you and your partner had any conflicts about your desire to avoid
pregnancy since starting SDM?
- How have you handled the conflict?
4. Is the couple able to avoid unprotected sex on days when the woman can get
pregnant (white-bead days)? This question is designed to help identify whether the
couple is having problems avoiding unprotected sex. The question is also meant to
identify whether the woman has been able to tell her partner on any given day whether or
not she wants to have sex, and whether this has become a source of conflict in the
relationship.
Recommended questions:
- How are you and your partner doing with the method?
- Have you and your partner talked about the need to avoid unprotected sex
on days when you can get pregnant?
- Have you come to an agreement on what to do during those days?
- What are you and your partner doing to prevent pregnancy during the
fertile days?
- Is this working for you? Do you think that this is working for your
partner?
- Who is responsible for keeping track of which days you can have sex, and
which days you must avoid unprotected sex? How do you and your partner
communicate with each other about which days you can have sex?
- Are you having any problems with the method?
5. Are both partners without risk of sexually transmitted infections?
This question is designed to determine if the woman still perceives that there is no risk of
sexually transmitted infection (STI) and to remind her that the SDM will not protect
against HIV/AIDS or STIs. In circumstances where either partner has sex with more than
one person, there may be a risk.
Recommended questions:
- People who have sex with more than one person risk getting a sexually
transmitted infection and the SDM does not protect you against these
infections. Since you have been using SDM, have either you or your
partner been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection?
- Do you still believe that you and your partner are not at risk of contracting
a sexually transmitted infection?
6. Are both partners satisfied with the method and do they want to continue using
it?
This question is to determine if the users are satisfied with the method and whether the
couple intends to continue using it.
Recommended questions:
- Are you and your partner satisfied with the method?
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RFHI Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Session 5: SDM