SEX EDUCATION IN INDIA

SEX EDUCATION IN INDIA. Why is it a shame to talk about sex in a country where Kamasutra was written?.

Why Is Sex Education Important In India?. Sex education in India has always been viewed as a controversial subject and there have always been two camps; one in support and one against it. It is time for us to understand the need and importance of sex education for our growing children that is as essential as formal education in developing a normal, healthy and aware individual. Indians, sometimes even the well-read urban kind, often tend to attach a whole lot of sensitivity to the topic of sex, regarding it with the most vicious taboo. It is thus a natural consequence that education that teaches their children about sexual well-being is met with the highest resistance possible – from parents, teachers, lawmakers and nosy neighbors, especially nosy neighbors..

STATISTICS OF RAPE CASES IN INDIA. Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty accounted for 948,395 (59·4%) of all the rape-related crime cases reported between 2001 and 2018 in India. The rate of this crime was 6.6 (95% CI 6.5–6.7) in 2001 and 13.2 (95% CI 13.1–13.3) in 2018 per 100,000 women and girls (Table 2 and Fig. 1 ), a significant increase of 99.7%. In 2018, it ranged from 0·4 (95% CI 0·4–0.5) in Bihar to 42.7 (95% CI 41.8–3.5) in Odisha (Table 3 ), with nearly similar rates in the low-, middle-, and high-SDI states (Table 2 ). The state of Goa documented the highest percent increase at 559·4% (95% CI 434·4–684·3) over these years, 5.6 times higher than the national average increase (Fig. 2 A and Supplementary Table 3 ). Nine states documented more than 200% increase in this rate between 2001 to 2018 and the highest decline of 67·2% (95% CI − 76.3 to − 58·0) was documented for Bihar (Supplementary Table 3 ). The significant increase in the all rape-related crimes rate seen after 2012 largely resulted from increase in the assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty. THIS BEING DUE TO LACK OF SEXUAL EDUCATION AMONG THE CITIZENS..

Why is Sex Education, for adolescents, essential in India?.

Address sensitive topics with care. One of the main roles sex education in India plays is to develop sensitivity in today’s children and make sure they grow up to be broad-minded individuals with respect for everybody. Therefore parents should deal with topics like homosexuality and sexual abuse with care. Also, avoid giving negative responses to your child’s doubts because that might reinforce the fact that you aren’t supposed to discuss these things or these things are bad..

Importance of sex education for youth. The importance of sex education in school is to help children understand the body structures of men and women and acquire the knowledge about birth. Many schools nowadays prefer to address sexual abuse and its prevention in classes II and III so that young children have the basic knowledge to identify if they are being sexually exploited and can seek help at the right time. Comprehensive sex education courses can be introduced from 7th to 9th grade onwards when most children have entered puberty. Understanding the differences and similarities between two genders in terms of body and mind will set up a foundation for the future development..

Programs and Projects. The Government of India initiated Adolescent Education Program (AEP) in 2007. The program was banned in majority of the states due to several protests and moral policing, citing that program’s content was ‘inappropriate’. Even after receiving negative headlines, AEP was rolled out in selective government/private schools without proper implementation. Though the program covers sensitive issues such as body image, violence and abuse, gender and sexuality, STIs, etc. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had issued a circular in 2005 chalking out a program called the Adolescence Reproductive and Sexual Health Education (ARSH) project. The Central government released it in 2006 and since then several states have implemented the program with slight variations according to their own requirements..

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