The most important period in the life span of women is the reproductive period, which extends from menarche to menopause. Reproductive tract infections are endemic in developing countries and entail a heavy toll on women. If untreated reproductive tract infections can lead to adverse health outcomes such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy and increased vulnerability to transmission of HIV. Quantitative evaluative approach was used and research design was one group pre-test post-test design. Sample were women of reproductive age group, sample size was 40 and sample technique was random sampling, setting for the study was Thano, Dehradun, tool used were self prepared knowledge questionnaire related to reproductive tract infections. Majority (80%) of the subjects were between 15 to 30 years. Majority (77.5%) of the subjects were married, majority of (77.5%) subjects had educational status up to higher secondary and above, majority of (55%) of the subjects have family monthly income above Rs 6,000, majority (65%) of the subjects were from nuclear family, majority of (57.5%) of the subjects had moderate pre-test knowledge score regarding reproductive tract infection. The mean of post-test knowledge score was higher than mean of pre-test knowledge score. Age, educational status and marital status had significant association with pre test knowledge score. Study showed that planned teaching programme regarding reproductive tract infections was effective in increasing women knowledge level. There was a significant association of knowledge level with age, educational status and marital status.
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