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them by law. The majority of victims shy away from unwanted publicity. The harshness in the proceedings and the delays in the proceedings are the major drawbacks of the criminal justice system. Mere lip service is not a solution. The need of the hour is complete eradication of these monstrous acts from society. Creating laws and strict punishments are not the ultimate panacea. The indian legal system has
introduced laws to protect women from such acts but laws are of no use unless they are properly implemented. A proper implementation of these acts must be ensured. Awareness amongst women is a necessity and it can be easily achieved through various mediums like TV commercials, internet sources, door to door campaigns etc. Women must be encouraged to raise their voice for their dignity. It is high time to seriously ponder on the question on how to curb violence against women and how to make India a safer place for women.
A new approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Adolescents in Brazil Leandro Pedro Goloni Bertollo, Rebecca Ranzani Martins IFMSA-Brazil
medical students worldwide | MM 2017, Montenegro
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Inefficiency in sexual and reproductive education is a major challenge in vulnerable and at-risk communities, in which these themes are poorly explored. HIV/AIDS dissemination dynamics is a worrying issue in Brazilian cities, such as São Paulo, with the higher increase of incidence seen in 15 to 24 yearold people1. Gender-oriented prejudice in lower income outskirt populations affects 82% of 14 to 24 year-old women2, and this is the age group (15 to 29 years old) mostly distressed by sexual orientation prejudice3. Mostly forbidden in Brazil, illegal abortion carried out in inappropriate conditions is the third cause of maternal death in the country, a burden that falls especially on the poor and black women4. Aiming to address these problems, the Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Adolescents Project was created. Workshops were developed with a new methodology, to empower and inform teenagers. Its pedagogy was based on peer-training and active-learning activities, instead of traditional lectures. The objectives of the workshops were mainly to raise awareness toward gender discrimination and stereotypes, sexual orientation prejudice, adherence to preventive practices for STIs, HIV forms of spreading, stigma and discrimination against people living with
HIV, aspects of the testing and treatment reality for HIV and abortion under the focus of public health. The project was held in a state school in a vulnerable community in São Paulo city with approximately 100 students from the high school, also involving around 30 undergraduate volunteers from the University of São Paulo Medical School. Aiming to create a new model of interactive and active-learning workshops, a text guide was to developed to direct the project’s modus operandi. The educative approach was inspired by the Peer-Education model, taking advantage of the potential of young medical students as peer educators in establishing a more trusting and less hierarchical relationship with the teenagers5. The themes: HIV/AIDS, Gender and sexual orientation, and Abortion under a public health perspective were discussed in small groups of ten students conducted by two of the undergraduate volunteers that carried out interactive discussions, group dynamics and debates using audiovisual resources that were appealing to the adolescents. To analyse the experience, both a quantitative (using multiple choice questionnaires pre and post intervention) and qualitative analysis approaches (using field journals written by the volunteers) were used for the workshops, aiming to conclude
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