Guidance needed to prevent teen pregnancies – China Daily

From China Daily:

Many parents or teachers might find my advice outrageous, and some think it will encourage sexual experimentation,” said Wang Xianglin, an expert who started as a volunteer at the China Population Communication and Education Centre /‰∏≠ÂõΩ‰∫∫Âè£ÂÆ£‰º†ÊïôËÇ≤‰∏≠ÂøÉ(PCEC) three years ago. The PCEC is also called Green Apple House.

“But pretending it is not happening will not help,” said Wang, who majored in psychology and medicine and is editor-in-chief of a Beijing-based magazine Care For Girl. She works for the Green Apple hotline twice a week…

In a Nanfang Daily survey conducted with 192 students at a senior middle school in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong Province, 17.7 said they had had a sexual experience, and 38.7 per cent had used condoms. [Full Text]

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