They don't use condoms and their parents don't know what they are getting up to
Many South African children are having sex for the first time when they are between the ages of 14 and 15-years-old, according to a newspaper report on Monday.
The Star reported that a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) study suggested that parents talk to their children about sexuality from the age of five.
It also revealed that from the children that were sexually active, barely half used a condom when they last had sex.
The research further showed that silence on sexual issues by key figures generated misconceptions and myths, further contributing to risky sexual practices.
The HSRC recommended that the basic education curriculum be amended to include “accurate and comprehensive information”.
About 2000 children and their parents were interviewed in the Western Cape, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal for the study.
Only 49% of the children said they used a condom when they last had sex.
More than half said their parents had no knowledge of their sexual activity.
School pupil sex shock stats
They don't use condoms and their parents don't know what they are getting up to
Many South African children are having sex for the first time when they are between the ages of 14 and 15-years-old, according to a newspaper report on Monday.
The Star reported that a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) study suggested that parents talk to their children about sexuality from the age of five.
It also revealed that from the children that were sexually active, barely half used a condom when they last had sex.
The research further showed that silence on sexual issues by key figures generated misconceptions and myths, further contributing to risky sexual practices.
The HSRC recommended that the basic education curriculum be amended to include “accurate and comprehensive information”.
About 2000 children and their parents were interviewed in the Western Cape, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal for the study.
Only 49% of the children said they used a condom when they last had sex.
More than half said their parents had no knowledge of their sexual activity.
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