 Should Teens Learn About Sex? Mr Phonevilay Phommasouk, 21, a resident of the Nonkhilek village, said: "Teenagers should learn about sex but it does not mean that they have to have sex. Some teenagers know about sex from their friends and their society. But they don't learn about it correctly. Some teenagers are still too young to have sex, but how can they know if they are still too young? Everyone should learn about sex and about how your body grows. If we do this, we will know how to manage our future and how to protect ourselves from disease and unwanted pregnancy." Ms Philayvan Bounthavong and Seng-Aly Phommakeo, students of the Medical Science College, said: "We think that teenagers don't know about sex because currently some teenagers have sex when they are still young. They do the things they think they will make them happy but sometimes it will impact on their future. Having sex when they are still young might affect their future. They might have a baby when they are still young and some might get infected with disease because they don't know how to protect themselves when they have sex. I see some cases in the hospital. Teenagers go to the hospital because they are scared that they will have a baby. Some girls have a baby and keep the baby, which forces them to quit school, because they are shy. We think that there should be sex education in the schools to help teens to understand the right way to deal with the issue of sex." Mr Sengdao Xaiyavong, 24, a resident of Phonpapao, said: "I think it is a good idea to teach teenagers about sex, because they will know how to use a condom to protect themselves against disease when they have sex. There is a HIV/AIDS outbreak and if there is no sex education then young people will have sex whichever way they want. Teenagers always want to know about new things, especially boys, including me when I was young. If they get the chance to do something they will not turn it down. If we cannot stop them from doing something we should advise them about the safest way to do it." Ms Deuan Vilayvong, 20, a resident of Thaphalanxay village, said: "Teenagers should not learn about sex, because they are still too young. If they learn, it might encourage them to have sex. If they have sex, some teens might get interested in only doing this thing and forget about their studies. They will go out all the time to play. They will be at risk of having babies before they get married. Some people might be infected with a disease after having sex. I don't thing we should teach people about this. Let them find out by themselves after they become adults." A resident in Vientiane, said: "In schools, there should be sex education to teach young people how and when to have sex. At the moment we do not teach them how to protect themselves or when they should start to think about having sex. Teenagers don't have experience and don't know anything. They don't which situation that they should take, and which situation that they should escape. On Valentine's Day, many teenagers think that they have to lose their virginity. It is not appropriate that a girl should lose her virginity because of a special day. The teenagers don't know what is right and wrong so the teachers should inform them." Ms Visada Bouphasanh, 14, a student of Vientiane Upper Secondary School, said: "In my school, they teach us a little bit about how our bodies are growing. But I don't know much about sex. I just know what is right and wrong. I have never talked to my friends about girlfriends and boyfriends, because I am too young. I see some students go out, but I don't know where they go. I know that if they have sex when they are still young, they will get into trouble. Some stop studying because they have a baby, and this wrecks their future." Ms Siamphone Sirattanakoul, Manager of the Vientiane Youth Centre for Health and Development, said: "We don't know how many teenagers know about sex, because we have not done a survey. Our centre cannot teach teenagers around the country about having sex in the right way, but there are some teenagers who learn at the youth centre. Students at the centre will know when they should have sex, the dangers of having sex when they are still young, and how to prevent disease if they find it necessary to have sex. Right now, teenagers are at risk in society, so they should learn how to prevent themselves from these risks. Our centre tries to campaign about disease prevention for teenagers by radio, newspaper and other activities because we want them to understand about their growing bodies, and about having sex in the right way, but it is not enough. There should also be campaigns in the schools." |
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