Sexual education – human right or privilege

A. Luca, O. Iancu,

Ascensium association, Sibiu, Romania

Objectives: Improving the access to high quality assistance in family planning and increasing the informational level as part of reproduction health care;

Acknowledgment of the teenagers from Sibiu County regarding conception and contraception as an important way of improving their reproductive health.

Methods: Organising training lessons of “Sexual Education” in schools and high – schools, in Sibiu County – teenagers aged between 14 and 19;

Distribution of informative leaflets regarding “Sexual Education” through street campaigns;

Encouraging teenagers in using the Family Planning Department.

Results: The idea of continuing the discussions on the sexual education theme with messages sent by e-mail was received with enthusiasm. Over the year we received many questions from participants. In order, they received answers to their questions and when it was necessary, they were encouraged to visit the specialty departments.

In the same time, we achieved our aims regarding student’s acquiring of the information package about sexual transmitted diseases and how to prevent them. We encourage them to consult the doctor in case of specially symptoms. Although, the students are used to the main contraception methods, with the advantages and disadvantages of each method and they learned how to use them correctly.

Conclusion: The development of the international standards regarding the eligibility criteria and practice recommendation for using contraception, represent just an aspect of qualitative health reproduction improvement; the necessity of realistic and applicable strategies at a national level, which consist in concrete decision plans regarding sexual education and contraception; the necessity of introducing health education programmes in curricular area of the educational institutes.