A New Brunswick researcher known for shaping the province’s sexual education curriculum is hoping to make a similar impact in India.
Sandra Byers, a University of New Brunswick psychology professor, recently travelled to the South Asian country to begin work on a project aimed at teaching young people more about sexual health.
Her research in 2004 helped change how New Brunswick schools approach sex education and she said she hopes to use that experience in her work in India.
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“The federal government in India is attempting to implement a new sexual education program, but there’s fierce debate about what to teach and when to teach it,” Byers said.
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India has a high number of teen pregnancies and one of the highest rates of untreated sexually transmitted infections among adolescents, Byers said.
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She and four other UNB researchers travelled to India last week to meet with five researchers from the Forum for Application of Integrated Total Health and the Aga Khan Health Services of India.
Together they’ve applied for funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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