Question

In at least 150 words, discuss the importance of safe sex education for older adults and why it is needed?

Answer 1

Sexuality education has positive effects,including increasing young people's knowledge and improving their attitudes related to sexual and reproductive health and behaviors.Sexuality education -in or out of schools -does not increase sexual activity,sexual risk-taking behaviour or STI/HIV infection rates.

Many older adults continue to be sexually active throught their lives.The risk for HIV/STIs is a concern amoung aging populations.Older adults are more likely to have limited knowledge about STIs and HIV and less likely to practice safe sex than younger adults.which makes them particularly vulnerable to STIs .Many older adults also may not have received formal safe sex education when they were younger.Without safe sex education ,older adults may not realize the health benefits of engaging in safe ,protected sex even without the concern of pregnancy.

New trends in medicine have provided solutions to erectile dysfunction.These drugs have enabled more men to engage in sexual activity throught their older years.

As age does not protect anyone from sexually transmitted diseases like HIV,syphilis,gonorrhea, chlamydial infection,genital herpes,hepatitis B ,it is essential that older adults and their caregivers educate themselves about the risk of STDs.