Affiliation:
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore – 641014
Abstract
Sex education and reproductive health has always been demurred subject in India due to culture and religious
inhibitions. Lack of knowledge on reproductive health during adolescent leads to sexually transmitted infections,
violence, bullying and unplanned pregnancy ( RM Anderson, 2013).The hormonal changes during the adolescent age,
stigma on sex related subject matters and gender inequalities in India are the greater challenges for reproductive health
education (WHO,2010).Thus, endowing the scientific knowledge on sex will navigate to a quality life. Considering the
above aspects, the study was rolled on to study intends to emphasize the need, knowledge and attitude towards sex
education among girl adolescent and also to investigate the positive and negative effect of sex education on students.
The study intended to understand the practical possibilities in implementing sex education in India
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