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Archives   2020

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   32,  Number   2

TITLE:   Parents’ Perception On Sex Education Towards Their Adolescent Children in Twantay Twonship, Yangon Region
AUTHOR:   Tun Win Lat, Nan Hkawn Pan, Thiha Than, Nay Lynn Htet, Aung Kyaw Soe, Kyaw Phyo Paing, Thandar Tun, Swe Mar Myint Lwin
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, 2020; 32(2): 125-131
ABSTRACT:  

Most of the parents in many cultures are reluctant to discuss with their adolescent children about sexual and reproductive health information leading to increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections, adolescent pregnancy, unsafe abortion and child marriages. This study was carried out to explore the parents’ perception of sexual education towards their adolescent children from February to May 2018.As a qualitative study, ten fathers and ten mothers from Twantay Township were selected according to the attitude scores which were interviewed to 216 parents in quantitative survey for attitude question and in-depth interview was done by using IDI guideline. According to the finding results, it was noticed that most of the parents agreed to include sex education in the school curriculum and teach the students according to their age. And it was also revealed that most common barriers for parents on giving sexual health education were gender difference and age of children. The respondents in this study want to suggest that other parents should give sex education with examples, talking with interactive conversations, talking gently and frankly to their adolescents. Programs for giving sexual and reproductive health information to the parents should be initiated and the sexual education topics in the school curriculum should be taught effectively.