| NEED AND CONTEXT | | | | to develop policies for adolescent and should to |
| It has been observed that the recent economic | | | | include HIV/AIDS education and health |
| growth in the Asian cities indicate that there has | | | | programme in schools curriculums. In addition, |
| been a breakdown of traditional support systems | | | | those reproductive health educational services for |
| such as the family because of rapid urbanization | | | | adolescent girls are especially needed in schools |
| and modernization. Moreover, a large number of | | | | and families. |
| people are living below the poverty line in | | | | 3. Parents, families, teachers and administrators in |
| impoverished environment in urban and rural | | | | orphanages or schools should be encouraged to |
| communities. Their acute needs for housing, food, | | | | discuss or give guidance and approval about |
| health, education, and incomes are the very | | | | reproductive health education, drug and HIV/AIDS |
| forces that push adolescents to look for a means | | | | with their disadvantaged adolescent. |
| of livelihood on the streets, engage in prostitution, | | | | Thailand disadvantaged adolescents |
| be hooked up with crime/drug syndicates, or | | | | 1. Should to improve and increase the knowledge |
| become victims of sexual and physical abuse. It is | | | | attitude and understanding of disadvantaged |
| a battle of bare struggle for daily survival and | | | | adolescents in Northern about reproductive health |
| contributes in every ways they can. Any | | | | education and sexual health education. |
| measure to penalize parents of such children will | | | | 2. Especially, in Northern, Thailand having spread of |
| only result in further abuse and oppression of | | | | higher Drug and HIV/AIDS, thus as should to |
| people who are already disadvantaged. Such | | | | teach or train to get about the knowledge |
| children struggle hard in getting the most essential | | | | attitude and understanding of reproductive health |
| requirements to meet the basic needs of life and | | | | to adolescents and parents more then other. |
| such children need special attention and educational | | | | 3. The reproductive and sexual health education |
| intervention. These disadvantaged adolescents are | | | | should be included in the curriculum for the second |
| generally malnourished and often anemic; many of | | | | level - primary education (Grades 4-6), Third level |
| them physically stunted, suffer psychologically | | | | - secondary education (Grades 1-3) and Fourth |
| from undue family pressures and abuses and are | | | | level - secondary education (Grades 4-6). It is too |
| neglected at home. They tend to develop low | | | | late to start from Third level - secondary |
| self-esteem from broken families, single-headed | | | | education (Grades 1-3) in Thailand thus; the |
| households because of the death, separation, or | | | | Ministry of Education has to prepare a new policy |
| labor migration of one of their parents. Moreover, | | | | to put this subject at the Basic Education |
| they live in slums and squatter communities, | | | | Curriculum Standard as soon as possible. |
| sub-human conditions and are susceptible to crime | | | | 4. It appears that in Thailand media has caused a |
| syndicates and gang conflicts, substance/drug | | | | change in sex related values among adolescents. |
| abuse, and gambling. | | | | With the misuse of Internet in getting information |
| In the developing and under developed countries | | | | on sex related issue supplemented by the use of |
| like India and Thailand a large percentage of | | | | Cell phone, TV, VCD, DVD and booklets is |
| population live below the poverty line and | | | | increasing Crime problems of sexually abused. |
| adolescents from such environment face | | | | Thus, the qualities of the textbooks or booklets |
| difficulties in getting access to good education. It is | | | | to be distributed to the adolescents. |
| therefore felt that in both the surround | | | | TABLE |
| adolescents are of in the process of development | | | | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| and failure to meet their developmental need | | | | I thank to Dr. Y. N. Sridhar, Guide of Research for |
| have lend to safe and serial destructions | | | | me. I would like too many helpful and thank the |
| behaviors. Adolescents lack necessary life skills for | | | | following students, Mr. Kasame Sakonllapap, Mr. |
| cape up in to the realities and challenges of life. | | | | Santi Jongkongka, Mr. Prasarn Ruansang and |
| Adolescents accords for the largest portion of the | | | | people for their supported. I thankfulness to |
| world's population and have been on an increasing | | | | Father Carlo Luzzi, Mother Elisa Cavana, Father |
| trend and there are "230 million Indian adolescent | | | | Niphot Thiengwiharn and my family, for |
| in the age of group of 4 to 19" that (Population | | | | contributing to this study by providing funding. |
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