A Study on School Sex Education in Chandigarh: An Experience Sharing

Abstract

Sex education seems important today than any time before as a large no. of young people are suffering with AIDS than ever. The reason seems lack of proper awareness about the risk involved, and ways to protect themselves, shyness, nonavailability of information, etc. This study was conducted with the objectives of increasing knowledge, awareness of adolescents as well as teachers on HIV/AIDS/STI.A total of 91 students and 55 teachers participated in the present study. Knowledge of teachers was higher in comparison to students before the training. However, after the training there was improvement and the level of knowledge among students was comparable with teachers. Despite the various educational efforts to address the problems of HIV/AIDS, the knowledge of school students is inadequate and the students still engage in risky behaviour. Results of this study clearly stress the need for health education and AIDS awareness programmes in adolescents.