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This poll has completed. It ran from Oct. 9, 2016, 11:55 p.m. through Oct. 17, 2016, 3:14 a.m.
KIIRA STA2.30: Do you think Sexuality Education should be taught in schools?
Background
sexuality Education broadly covers various aspects of relationships between girls and boys, HIV prevention and treatment, body changes including menstrual hygiene and life skills.
In Uganda, access to Sexuality Education is largely through peers, relatives and the media. However this information is usually misguided and sometimes inaccurate.
Many parents do not feel comfortable to discuss Sexual and Reproductive Health issues with their adolescent children because it is culturally a taboo to discuss such issues openly with young people.
As a result, teenage pregnancies and child marriages remain very common in Uganda. According to a report by UNFPA, the rate of teenage pregnancy in Eastern Uganda stands at 30.3 percent compared to the national average of 24 percent.
Question
Do you think Sexuality Education should be taught in schools?a) No, (Add reason for choosing A)
b) Yes, (Add reason for choosing B)
c) Sexuality Education is not important, (Add reason for choosing C)
Instructions
Go to messages on your phone & type KIIRA (SPACE) ANSWER (a, b, or c + the REASON for your choice) Send your message to 8585. This SMS is totally FREE of charge.