A KONONGO-BASED non-governmental organisation (NGO), Positive Role Models Foundation, has embarked on an educational programme on adolescent reproductive health in schools in the Asante-Akyem North Municipality to get students to understand the dangers of premarital sex.
So far some schools at Juaso, Bompata, Agogo and Konongo have benefited from the exercise, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Ghana Education Service (GES).
At one of the educational programmes at the Konongo-Odumasi Senior High School, the Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, Dr Steve Ogbordor, advocated for sex education for adolescents to emphasise abstinence rather than the use of condoms.
Dr Ogbordor, who is also a medical practitioner, said preaching the use of condoms for adolescents, especially students, could draw them into sexual activities and thus derail their future.
He noted with regret that about 75 per cent of unsafe abortions involved teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19.
The medical officer warned that since unsafe abortions could easily result in deaths, it was important for the youth to avoid premarital sex in order not to fall victim to the dangers of unsafe abortions.
He charged the students to take their education seriously to ensure a bright future in life.
Dr Ogbordor advised the students to concentrate on their studies and stay away from sex to avoid contracting HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
He stated that if STDs were not treated early, they could lead to health complications in future.
Dr Ogbordor challenged the students to avoid indiscipline and other bad habits in school, stressing that they must respect their teachers and parents.
He further urged the students never to settle for mediocrity but to aim for the top.
During an open forum, some of the students said the educational programme was one of the best things to happen to them in their co-curricula activities.
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