INDONESIA

In Indonesia, baseline data showed that women had a relatively good understanding of health topics, with high percentages of women demonstrating good knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and nutrition. However, Indonesia suffers from a low understanding of HIV, which also has a high social stigma attached to it. Maintaining quality health knowledge among women plays a vital role in preventing the spread of disease in Indonesian society.

IMPACT OF HERHEALTH

Through HERproject trainings, women were able to reinforce and maintain their knowledge of health topics. After the HERproject training, women workers’ knowledge about health increased significantly – especially knowledge about family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, personal hygiene, and non-communicable diseases.

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