... and invited them for subsequent training. The duration of the training was six, four and two days for OW, PHE and bar-bers, respectively. All trainings were performed in the native language of Tamil. ... womendropped out during the training program because of objections to its sexual content. Of the remaining 137who completed the training, the average pre- and post-testscores were 42% and 82%, respectively ... declare that they have no competing interests.Authors' contributionsKVR, PM, KK, VC and DS participated in the initial con-cept, the design of the study and the development of the IEC materials....