Sex Education is crucial information that children all over deserve in a safe and healthy experience. As mentioned by the article Global Perspective on Peer Sex Education for College Students “Sexually transmitted diseases and infections continue to be a public health problem across the globe (World Health Organization, 2006)” (Story et al. 81). All around the world, Sex Education is portrayed in different manners, despite being known globally there are still shocking numbers in regards to teenage pregnancy and STIs. There are plenty of risks while engaging in sexual intercourse that needs to be taken into consideration. Especially for children, the most vulnerable targets. Considering whether you are from a developed country, a developing
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First and foremost, culture alone is a very sensitive topic and changes in cultures cause difficulties, but somewhere there needs to be a change. In a country where publicly discussing sexual nature is taboo is a huge barrier for adolescents alone, changes need to be made. Having the largest adolescent population puts the country in a further stage in terms of low-income standings. More kids, more money needed, no money, and no education. Lack of education has proved to be a critical factor of even having access to basic Sex Education, thus resulting in high numbers regarding teenage pregnancy and STIs. The government has to take some sort of action, such as finally recognizing the consequences of having a poor quality Sex Education, denying others of education is a crime against human rights alone. Governments also need to be able to provide easy access to contraception’s at cheap if not free to help reduce the overpopulation and the HIV epidemic. Another cultural challenge would be early age marriages, one of the leading causes of teenage pregnancy as well as death. Due to many children already being “malnourished” girls cannot afford to give birth, it would cause too much stress on their bodies and result in death. As mentioned before giving women a proper education can help decide their own informed decisions and being able to prepare themselves when put in such
First and foremost, culture alone is a very sensitive topic and changes in cultures cause difficulties, but somewhere there needs to be a change. In a country where publicly discussing sexual nature is taboo is a huge barrier for adolescents alone, changes need to be made. Having the largest adolescent population puts the country in a further stage in terms of low-income standings. More kids, more money needed, no money, and no education. Lack of education has proved to be a critical factor of even having access to basic Sex Education, thus resulting in high numbers regarding teenage pregnancy and STIs. The government has to take some sort of action, such as finally recognizing the consequences of having a poor quality Sex Education, denying others of education is a crime against human rights alone. Governments also need to be able to provide easy access to contraception’s at cheap if not free to help reduce the overpopulation and the HIV epidemic. Another cultural challenge would be early age marriages, one of the leading causes of teenage pregnancy as well as death. Due to many children already being “malnourished” girls cannot afford to give birth, it would cause too much stress on their bodies and result in death. As mentioned before giving women a proper education can help decide their own informed decisions and being able to prepare themselves when put in such