Sexually Transmitted Diseases

This section is all too overwhelming and merits a special section of it's own.  We just have so much to talk about.  Let us submerge ourselves in various healthy issues related to "oh no -- not the S E X word!"

STD Awareness

1. If you are 18 or sexually active, you need to have annual pap smears.  It allows for early detection of cervical cancer.  If you are sexually active, you might also want to tested for STD's such as Gonorrhea or Chlamydia.  You might also want to discuss Syphillis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV testing if you think you might be at risk or have been in contact with someone who has these diseases. 

2. HIV infection rate in India

   Not only does this problem infiltrate the very homes and hearts of the people world wide, but many of us continue to deny the growing incidences of HIV infections among the Sikh community as a whole.  How do we protect the spiritual and physical integrity of the youth?

   A research indicates that among persons in aged 15--49 years is 0.7%.   As of mid-1998, an estimated 3.5 million persons were infected with HIV.

3. Study in Sexuality of Medical College Students in India

   This study examines  the knowledge of medical students sex, the sources of learning about sex, and  the sexual behavior and practices of young adults.  73.0% of the students participated in the study and the mean age of first sexual intercourse was 17.5 years.

   Percentage of the students who thought their knowledge of the following topics was satisfactory
   70.4%,	Sexual intercourse
   74.8%,	Masturbation,
   83.5%	Contraception,
   92.6%	Sexually transmitted diseases
   Common sources of knowledge about sex were
   74.5%	Friends
   56.2%	Pornographic films
   55.1%	Books and magazines
   85.0%	Favored introduction of sex education at school level
   11.8%	Sexual intercourse had been experienced
   83.4%	Viewed homosexuality as normal behavior

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