Document 1186
 DOCN  M94A1186
 TI    AIDS education in schools.
 DT    9412
 AU    Muley DS; Larivee C; National AIDS Control Organization, Ministry of
       Health & Family; Welfare, New Delhi, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):19 (abstract no. 369D). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371389
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To produce a culturally sensitive co-curricular package on
       AIDS/STD, sex and sexuality for uniform use throughout India in schools.
       METHODS: Through a Workshop, general framework of the package was
       developed. A core group from NACO, NCERT facility, WHO and UNICEF
       repackaged and edited materials collected from different sources. The
       package is being reviewed and field tested. Non-course approach is the
       major strategy. RESULTS: NACO-NCERT package will be translated into more
       than 10 languages for adaptation by states. It will also trigger AIDS
       projects in these states. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to
       introduce AIDS education in school curricula is bedeviled by strongly
       held differences about what is and is not acceptable. Cultural and
       ethnic heterogeneity of Indian population results in divergent religious
       and secular viewpoints. Students desire and seek authentic information
       on sex and sexuality. But school curricula has not so far responded to
       these needs adequately. In India advocacy for AIDS education coincides
       with that of sex education. This makes issues still more complex. Though
       consensus is gradually emerging in favour of sex education, school
       curricula remains conservative and hesitant to incorporate sensitive
       issues like use of condoms. NACO with NCERT is developing a
       co-curricular package to address this problem.
 DE    Cultural Characteristics  Curriculum  Health
       Education/METHODS/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  India  International Agencies
       National Health Programs  Pilot Projects  Religion  Sex
       Education/METHODS/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Students/PSYCHOLOGY  *Teaching
       Materials  MEETING ABSTRACT

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