Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-1 | Issue-05 | 297-302
Original Research Article
Perception of Problems and Prospects of Introducing Sex Education in School Curriculum
Dr. Joy-Telu Hamilton-Ekeke, Dr. Theresa Ebiere Dorgu, Abali Eluan Love
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
The concept of sexuality education has been a topical issue and its inclusion in
the school curriculum has generated and is still generating a lot of interest in Nigeria. The
controversy around sexuality education stems from the fact that most people do not have
an accurate understanding of what sexuality education is all about and the benefits that
could be derived from it. Sexuality education is an education and moral process designed
to assist young people in their physical, social, emotional and moral development as they
prepare for adulthood, marriage, parenthood and ageing, as well as their social relationship
in the socio- cultural context of family and society. Functional education, a major factor in
the development process, to be relevant, must help appropriately an individual to
understand his/her own culture and integrate into the other cultures, foreign or local, for
the proper enhancement of his/her ways of life. The objective of sexuality education is to
promote the proper development of personality, sexual well-being and quality of life of the
population as a whole and thus implies that its contents cover all aspects of life in society,
namely economic, political, social, legal, health, cultural and spiritual, making sure that
both individual and collective interests work in harmony for the goodness of individuals
and the society as a whole.