Sex Education Perception of Teacher Trainees of Uttar Pradesh India

The present project was undertaken with the objectives to find out and compare the opinion of TTs (TTs) under traditional and distance education system and different genders with regard to various aspects of sex education (SE) in Indian schools. Randomly selected TTs (200) belonged to different districts of UP INDIA. The questionnaire included 40 easy and clear items related to different aspects of SE. Data obtained was analyzed those using chi-square. Following suggestion can be framed on the basis of the opinion of the respondents that SE is necessary to be included in the curriculum for an adolescent for development of personality and successful life and to avoid pre-marriage sexual relationship, sexual crime, and sexual harassment. SE should include information regarding sex-related body organs, physiology, and diseases and should be provided to children through teachers, magazines, and subject experts by explaining the fact and to remove quarries.