Sex education need to stress more on emotional well
being: survey
A survey done by contraceptive maker, Durex, identified these
emotional aspects of sex" as love, respect and the shared enjoyment
of giving pleasure to one’s partner.
Many of the respondents say theses aspects were not touched upon
during sex education in schools.
Only 12 per cent of more than 1000 Singaporeans polled claimed they
are taught these aspects of sexual learning at school.
This Singaporean call for a greater focus on the emotional side of
sex is particularly strong among the younger
generations.
More than half of those aged 16 to 24 and 35 to 44 say they would
like to have received more information on the subject.
Nonetheless, school sex education is still seen as a major source
of information for one in two who receive it.
Three in five credit magazines and as many as 1 in 2 say they rely
on the Internet for teaching them what they know.
An expert in the field of teenage sex and pregnancy Dr Carol
Balhetchet said this lack of knowledge in emotions may have also
led to an increase in teenage sex and pregnancies.
The survey findings concludes the four-part Durex Sexual Wellbeing
Global Survey.
The international survey was conducted in 26 countries to gain
insight into sexual wellbeing and the part it plays in overall
wellbeing.
--938Live