Ravichandran, N.2023-07-272025-03-312023-07-272018-092277-7881https://dspacenew8-imu.refread.com/handle/123456789/2080Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has the most dreaded disease of mankind in the recent years. The causative agent for this disease is a very tiny microorganism known as the HIV type-1. This belongs to a retro virus family and exclusively affects human beings and not identified in animals. This virus behaves in a unique manner and affects the defense mechanisms of the human body and specifically attacking white blood cells which multiplies and over a varying duration of 5 to 10 years, the infection manifests with many symptoms related to the loss of body mechanism is the stage called AIDS. Approximately 33.2 million people throughout the world are living with HIV and an estimated 25 million have died from the virus. Globally the pandemic has infiltrated all areas of life and has particularly affected reproductive and sexual health. Some of the most contentious and challenging public health issues arising from the HIV/AIDS pandemic involve reproductive and sexual health. Basic health care and a range of services are fundamental to reproductive and sexual health. There are increasing numbers of people living with HIV; the rates of sexually transmitted infections have increased significantly in recent years. Creating awareness, transmission and prevention in the society is more important on HIV/AIDS and these three factors are included with sexual health. In this study few statistical data drawn from different sources are being considered and other empirical evidences used. The objective of the study involves sexual health & HIV/AIDS related knowledge, transmission, misconception and prevention. The study involved in the reproductive age group of 15-49 of ever married women and Data drawn from DLHS 3, FHS for the purpose of the study. According DLHS-3 ever married women age of 15-49 has total of 6,43,944. Out of that 5,02,272 women from rural and 1,39,672 respondents from urban background respectively. The awareness, transmission, prevention and misconception of the respondents compared with certain background characteristics. Evidence suggests that, many people lack the information they want and need to make informed choices that will affect their sexual health. There is a relationship between sexual ill health, poverty and social exclusion. Sexual health affects our physical and psychological wellbeing and is central to some of the most important and lasting relationships in our lives. This paper focused the risk factors of HIV transmission, prevention, testing and counselling in order to keep the good sexual health. In order to protect our sexual health, safe sex methods such as using condoms, negotiated safety relationship and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) have to be adopted. Free services have to be provided on sexual health, sex and relationship education and free HIV testing and counseling. No one can refuse that there are many challenges explaining the relationship between Sexual health &HIV/AIDS for all people. A persons health is inescapably linked to the sexual health of his/her partner (s). To achieve and maintain sexual health, the sexual rights of all persons must be protected, respected and fulfilled. Lack of awareness leads to transmission of HIV and affects the sexual health.enSexual healthRelationshipHIV/AIDSAwarenessWellbeingStudyTransmissionPreventionMisconceptionDiscriminationArticle