the United States today is teens becoming sexually active. Not all teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually active should be able to have access to
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Farrington High School Health Academy August 14‚ 2012 Essential Question: What are effective strategies to prevent the spread of Chlamydia among teens? Many teens today are more prone to catching a sexually transmitted disease by being sexually active. From my judgment I see in today’s generation‚ most teens think by simply doing it and losing their virginity‚ they’re accepted in society’s standard. Teens think it’s so cool or in other cases some may even think they finally
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pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. However‚ many of these sex education programs do not include or want to include teaching about contraception for the adolescents who are not abstinent. Arguing that including contraception education in the program will send the wrong message about sex or that we are giving teenagers and young adults the "okay" to have sex. Not providing education on contraception will put teenagers who are not abstinent at a greater risk for catching sexually transmitted diseases
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demonstrate a need for condom distribution within the schools. She‚ then‚ introduces Dr. Cohall as an authority figure and explains that the opt-out idea‚ from the previous example‚ is likely to be used. Quindlen provides raw numbers about sexually transmitted diseases and gives specific examples that are intended to demonstrate that parents are not adequately teaching their children. Furthermore‚ she claims that many of her opponents live in Fantasyland and then provides a specific example that is intended
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IMPORTANCE OF SEX EDUCATION ON THE SEXUAL AWARENESS OF ELEMENTARY PUPILS I.INTRODUCTION The continuous debate the Catholic Church and the Department of Education on the issue of Sex Education is always a controversial discussion. The DEPED has been teaching sex education before as it was integrated in other subjects like biology ‚but this time the church is protesting a specific project of the United Nations Population Fund to introduce the subject in schools. Education officials insist that
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the Center for Disease Control‚ there are approximately nineteen million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported every year. While this number seems astounding‚ it is more surprising that nearly half of those instances occur in the 15-25 year age group. Furthermore‚ nearly 300‚000 unplanned teenage pregnancies arise mostly because of poor or no condom use (Ventura 53). Condom use has proven to be a very effective method to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases‚ if condoms
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that affect one’s attitudes and practices related to sexuality. 4. assess personal health attitudes that may influence sexual behaviour. 5. relates the importance of sexuality to family health. 6. discuss the signs‚ symptoms‚ and effects of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)‚ such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 7. enumerate steps in the prevention and control of STIs. 8. analyze why abstinence is the most effective method for the
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sexual activity. Gossip such as ’who had sex with who over the weekend or at the latest party’ are the current norm in high schools‚ middle schools‚ and in some cases‚ even elementary schools. With the rise of sexually transmitted diseases and the fact that more adolescents are becoming sexually active‚ sexual education is imperative and the issue needs to be properly addressed and not ignored. Adolescents not only need to make decisions regarding their sexuality but also need to be aware of the repercussions
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Sex education should be increased in schools in attempt to curb problems‚ such as teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Education is the solution to learning new things. Being secluded of any type of education may promote ignorance to that which could be learned. An increase in sex education could promote a healthier sex life for children and teenagers to think about for their future. Sex education is usually taught in schools in 7th grade‚ and only for a week or two during
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Literature review is a very important component of the research. It illustrates that the researcher knows the field of study. This implies more than reporting what the researcher read or interpreted. Rather‚ the researcher has to critically read the research and to write in a manner that shows that you have a vibe for the field; the researcher recognizes what the most critical issues are and their significance to the work‚ the researcher knows the contentions‚ comprehends what is disregarded‚
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