Ways to avoid early sex
Forced sex, peer pressure, poverty and experimenting with sex are all factors that lead to early sexual activities among the youth.
What all young people should know is that early sex can have a lot of adverse effects on the body of the adolescent because he/she is not mature enough to engage in such intimate relations.
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A study among students in nine senior high schools across Ghana identified various reasons for the first sexula activities among the youth.
While 33 per cent said they were forced, 23 per cent said they were influenced by friends and for the remaining22 per cent, they were just experimenting with it.
Here is how you can avoid early sex
1 Learn to say “No” when you are being pressured to do something you don’t like.
2 Don’t watch pornograhic films or pictures because they can influence you to experiment with sex.
3 If ever your parents put pressure on you to enter into any sexual relationship with an older person, talk to other relatives to intervene on your behalf.
4 Engage in healthy social or sporting activities when you have an urge to experiment with sex.
5 Be watchful of those offering you gifts; the gifts might be in exchange for sex but they will not make their known immediately.
6 Avoid situations that can open you up for rape. It is good to dress decently at all times and not draw unnecessary attention to yourself for anyone to try to take advantage of you. Always cover the intimate parts of your body when you dress up.