The Need for Sexuality Education in Pakistan

Sexuality education is an extremely controversial topic in countries like Pakistan where any dialogue regarding sexual practices is considered taboo. Yet, it is a country with a high prevalence of abortions and sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs). Current knowledge about such issues in the general...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shaikh, Asim, Ochani, Rohan Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
HIV/AIDS
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6063376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30062067
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2693
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Sumario:Sexuality education is an extremely controversial topic in countries like Pakistan where any dialogue regarding sexual practices is considered taboo. Yet, it is a country with a high prevalence of abortions and sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs). Current knowledge about such issues in the general public is also very poor. Hence, it is extremely important to discuss the advantages of having sexual education programs in Pakistan and analyze the current impact of an absence of such programs and public awareness campaigns.

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