Women and Reproductive Health: A Study among Women Living in Slums of Jammu City

Reproductive health plays a very important role in women’s life. In developing countries women of child bearing age group suffers ill health because of lack of awareness regarding reproductive health. Women in developing countries not only discriminated from educational rights but also discriminated in other areas especially health. The realization of reproductive health among women can empower them in the society. Reproductive health and right services are important for girls and women to have healthy lives. The objective of the present study was to access data regarding reproductive health knowledge among women living in the slums of Jammu city. The paper has also attempted to investigate and analyze reproductive health of women living in slums in terms of various factors like education, age at marriage, number of children etc. For the present paper the data was collected through both primary and secondary sources. From the data collected during field work it was observed that knowledge regarding reproductive health was inadequate among women respondents living in slums of Jammu city.