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Can the Mass Media Be Healthy Sex Educators?
By Jane D. Brown and Sarah N. Keller The mass media—television, music, magazines, movies and the Internet—are important sex educators. Yet, the media seldom have...
Tailor-made Career or Creative-made Career?
It is usually imperative for me that my clothes fit properly. I would rather have my outfits tailored to fit than pick up an already-made...
International Literacy Day- “Literacy and Sustainable Development”
The traditional definition of literacy is the ability to read and write, listen and speak and enumerate. However, in the modern context literacy involves the...
Sexuality Education: Is It A Right Or It Is Right?
Equal access to education is a basic human right that has been recognized since the Universal declaration of human rights in 1948. As such, having access to...
What are STDs? Myths and Facts
STDs also Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) or Venereal diseases are contracted during unprotected sexual intercourse or sexual activity with an infected person. This means they...
Teenage Pregnancy: Effects And The Way Forward For A Young Teen
By Oghenefego Ofili A long time ago, around April in year 2000, something happened in my school. It was a normal school day. We had just...
Myths/Facts on Condom and Contraceptive
There are many myths/beliefs attached to using condom/contraceptives which has given rise to excuses among people. Condom and contraceptive usage is one of the ways of having...
International Youth Day- "Think Mental Health"
August 12th was set aside every year to celebrate International Youth Day and to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. Youth...
Myths/Facts on HIV/AIDS
Myth 1: You can tell someone has HIV/AIDS through their physical appearance or stature? Fact: You can’t tell if someone has HIV or AIDS by looking....