Zephyrus Schroedderr,
Vysok Tatry
Stary Smokovec, 06201
Slovakia
Last updated: October 12, 2010
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HIV increasingly threatens young people, who are disadvantaged by limited access to prevention information. Research indicates that young people who receive sex education are better equipped to delay sexual activity as well as adopt safe behaviours.
On a mileu where hesitation clouds efforts to introduce sex education in schools, we undertook a cross sectional comparative study using a self-administered questionnaire covering 1825 students in public schools 1385 in Private aided schools to compare their respective outlook towards sex education. Description: Students in public schools (61.65%) started talking about sex during the age of 16 and 19 Whereas in private schools (55.84%) they start talking even 2 years earlier.
Students in both public schools & private schools (74.35% & 78.84%) felt that talking about sex is ways of acquiring knowledge about sex. Students in public schools (61.75 & 60.50) and private schools felt that the right age for sex education is between the age of 16-20 years. Students in public School (70.73%) and private Schools (59.35%) felt the students should be trained to disseminate right information on sex and sexuality.
Majority of the students in public (63.06%) and private Schools (48.80%) felt that sex education should be included in the Curriculum. 57.9% % of students in public schools and 63.8% % of students in private schools would like to attend sex education program and they rank it as important. Conclusion: This study has a potential to promote parent approved Sex education as students in private (81.44%) and public (68.76%) clearly state that Sex Education will not prompt them to have Sex. Finding of the study will help in designing appropriate interventions.
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Zephyrus Schroedderr,
Vysok Tatry
Stary Smokovec, 06201
Slovakia
Last updated: October 12, 2010