hey i wrote an articl whch was published in the tribune ....heres it bout sex educ...
SEX EDUCATION A KEY TO POPULATION STABILISATIONCarrying 6-month-old foetus at the age of 19, Nirmala is already a mother of 2-year-old twins. Married at the age of 16 she migrated to Yamuna Pushta slum of Delhi with her husband to earn bread and butter by selling vegetables. The couple is already in a heavy financial crunch and the new baby will simply add to their woes. Hers and many more families are forced to live a miserable life for not having proper sex education….
High Population is menace for our country, becoming a deterrent in the path of development; its impact is glaringly seen on the quality of environment, state of natural resources, standard of living and quality of life.
Sex is considered to be a taboo in majority of the backward states of the country and people hesitate to discuss it with a doctor which is why ignorance and lack of knowledge leads to unwanted births. The total fertility rate is more than 3 in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan, which is much more than the targeted TFR of 2.1, according to a survey conducted by Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh- a society of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
While the government claims to supply 1.6 billion condoms a year 47% of Indian couples have never used contraceptives in their lives said the survey.
“People in rural areas shy away from discussing sex related issues, thereby leading a life in ignorance and myth, our organization thus plans to establish a call centre service where, women pose their personal sex related query on use of contraceptives”, said Shailaja Chandra Executive Director, Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh to the tribune correspondent.
Bases on National Family health Survey (2005-06), United Nations Population Fund report pointed out that only 49 per cent of Indian couples used modern methods of contraceptives and 9 out of 10 contraceptive users were women. The report also pointed out the crucial role played by men in family planning.
It is to be noted that 51 per cent of India’s population lies in the reproductive age group and recent studies have shown that the preference of pre-marital sex is growing among the young.
The need for timely sex education is reflected in a survey conducted by
The Week magazine, of unmarried young Indians in 2002 where, 69 per cent of men admitted to have had pre-marital sex compared to 38 per cent of women. In the 16-19 group, forty-five per cent had pre-marital sex, while 27 per cent were 15 years or under and 28 per cent were 20 years or older.