pre-marital sex by young people

The issues of sex and sexuality has always been of concern in the society.

For some, it is taboo to discuss sex among teenagers. For others sex is an

issue of morality. But rising of teenage pregnancies and sexually-transmitted

diseases among youths in the country are prompting calls from experts for

the introduction of sex education in school curriculum. Sometimes, it seems

like everyone is talking about who’s a virgin not. For both boys and girls

such pressure can be intense.

REASONS WHY YOUNG PEOPLE INDULGE IN SEX.

COMPREHENSIVE SEX PROGRAMS

SEDUCTIVE MESSAGES:

LACK OF SUPERVISION,

 OVERBEARING, OVERPROTECTIVE

PEER PRESSURES.

THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA

The media plays tremendous role in today’s society and the presence of  

mass media in every Nigerian home attests to the fact. The media

specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience.

However, young people have wider access to the media especially where

parental control is not strictly enforced. The media influences teens sexual

behaviour  because of what they watched on television

ABSTINENCE AMONG THE YOUTH:

The media has put effort to encourage the youth from avoiding sex with the

introduction of  “ ZIP UP”.

Many young people in Nigeria are engaging in pre-marital sex  before age

20. A significant minority of youths are even more engaging in sex before

the age of 15. Adolescent sexual behaviour has been found to create social

and psychological problems such as an early commitment to a serious

relationship, anxiety, guilt and fear sexual transmitted infections, abortions

and single parenthood, which often leads to poor developmental outcomes.

The media has been used to a large extend to spread the awareness on HIV

AIDS prevention through sexual abstinence campaigns targeting the youths.

And sharing of condom at no cause as a way of encouraging safe-sex

Practice.

SEX EDUCATION:

The media has been used as an avenue to disseminate information on sex

Education . Sex education teaches the young people on how to conduct

relationship with others. Sex education is seen by most scientists as a vital

public health strategy.  

 

Lastly, the negative impact got from the entertainment media showed that

Young people learn aggressive attitudes and behaviors’ which they may

Start exhibiting among their peers, become desensitized to real world of

Violence and developed a fear of  being victimized by violence.

CONCLUSION

Abstinence until marriage has proven to be very effective in reducing

Sexual activity among young people. Their success in changing young

People’s behaviour is due to the fact that they teach young people that

Saving sex for marriage is the best choice, one that will benefit them now

and in future. These programs give students the knowledge and skills to

abstain until marriage.