Indonesia should not shy away from sex education. Here’s why and how

By: Marsha Habib and Ni Luh Putu Maitra Agastya

“Another study, by the WHO and John Hopkins University’s Global Early Adolescent Study, conducted from 2017 to 2018 among adolescents aged 10 to 14 in Indonesia, showed that students in this age bracket have a relatively low knowledge of sexual and reproductive health.

When asked to answer questions related to sexual and reproductive health, only 30 per cent of the respondents from the study could provide correct answers. Despite having limited knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, 50 per cent of youth in the study stated that they have been secretly dating.”

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