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  • Title: Back to school: Peru. "Why didn't you tell us this before?".
    Author: Matthews J.
    Journal: AIDS Action; 1991 Sep; (15):6. PubMed ID: 12284685.
    Abstract:
    A pilot project designed to promote AIDS awareness in schools has given Peruvian children an opportunity to discuss sex for the first time. The project involves teacher training worships, sessions that provide instructors accurate information about HIV and AIDS. During the workshops, the teachers discuss possible ways the virus can be transmitted. A physician leading the discussion clears up doubts and identifies prejudices. The teachers are then encouraged to transmit the information to their students by integrating the subject into their school science curricula. The program also suggests that teachers convey the information through participatory learning, allowing students to debate the issue and ask questions. Such a method allows students to think for themselves and develop confidence and responsibility. So far, 30 teachers from 6 schools have taken part in the workshops. The discussions on AIDS have also given students an opportunity to discuss sexuality, a previously untouched subject for most. The teachers have found that many of the students wished that they had been able to discuss the subject earlier. In one Catholic school in Lima, students said that their parents never discussed the subject of sex. Some of the girls said that they had experimented with sex at age 14 or 15 in order to find out more about it. Many of the girls also reported being pressured into having sex by a boyfriend or relative, and many of the boys told stories of peer pressure to experiment with sex. Many of the children were confused and worried about sex. Fortunately, sex education in the classroom has enabled the students to think about their behavior and develop self-confidence.
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