Investigating the impact of sex education on family health and planning for populationempowerment

Introduction: The World Health Organization reported that a third of all new HIV infections around the worldare estimated to occur among youths (aged ۱۵–۲۵). and teen pregnancy rates are on the rise in many places.These worrying trends suggest that existing sexuality education programs and interventions may be inadequateand/or ineffective. Although the ۱۹۹۴ International Conference on Population and Development’s (ICPD)Programme of Action highlighted the roles of Governments to offer sex education to young people to promoteteenage reproductive health, yet inconsistency exists in the related initiatives in the global context. A life skillsbasedsex education program increased the level of life skills, knowledge about sexuality and sexual andreproductive health, and helped people identify appropriate behaviors when faced with sexually risky situations.And it increases the health of the family and the population. Population growth is a global challenge with farreachingimplications for public health and sustainable development. population empowerment emerges as akey theme. Improvements in reproductive health lead to improvements in population empowerment.Search strategy: In this systematic review, online databases (Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science,Cochrane Library, CINAHL, CIVILICA, and Google Scholar search engine) were searched with the keywordssex education, family health, population empowerment without time limit until ۲۰۲۳.Results: The objective of this overview was to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of sex educationinterventions aimed at population empowerment. There were ۲۲۸۹ potentially relevant studies, of which ۳۱systematic reviews related to adolescent interventions were included. It was demonstrated that interventionsinvolve parents and the community as participants, are based on audiovisual media and school workshops, andtheir emphasis is on information and training in school. Different reviews framed in methods of psychosocialintervention based on community groups and the home as a fundamental axis were reported. Finally, a largeamount of scientific evidence related to the subject was identified. Population empowerment is done throughformal education or health systems such as family planning clinics. Community empowerment is consideredvital in the development of girls, from interaction with parents to cultural practices.Conclusion: This research provides valuable insights in the areas of population control, public and familyhealth, and population empowerment. This reinforces the importance of family planning programs as a catalystfor sustainable development and underscores the importance of informed policy decisions and programpromotion in addressing global population and sexuality education challenges.

کلیدواژه ها:

sex education ، family health ، population empowerment