Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 and the problems related to postnatal period. They were also able to list the most common sexually transmitted diseases, sexual discomforts, difficulties faced when conceiving, use of contraception, breastfeeding, puberty and menstruation. However, apart from the participants who came from the Health and Education sector, it was found that most of the public’s knowledge on these issues were rudimentary, and often, their understanding on these issues were limited to cases or issues which they have either experienced personally, heard from someone close to them, or picked up from the community. Conversely, a large number of the participants noted that the social awareness of SRH problems were on the rise and further noted that mothers were more aware of the pregnancy related issues and were quite proactive in gaining additional access to information related to pregnancy and sexual health. Also that they are more proactive in getting medical aid via regular medical checkups. According to the participants, the rise in the educated population and changes in lifestyles had played a vital role in bringing about these changes. Participants noted that the topic of SRH is better accepted now than when compared to a few years ago where one would not even think of raising such issues, especially in the public. A majority of the participants who were married stated that their husbands have also become more aware of such issues and are now more open to discussions. 9.2.1 Gender Out of the 858 participants in the study, 385 were males and 473 were females. When asked if they knew what reproductive health was, 42% of the males and 37% of the females stated that they knew about reproductive health. Whereas, 56% of the males and 60% of the females stated that they did not know. 2% males and 3% females did not respond to the question. 48 ANALYSIS OF FGDS