Girls who watch television programs that contain a high sexual content are more likely to become pregnant than their peers who see less of these programs, according to a survey. The longitudinal study that followed children from age six to 18 years, concluded that children exposed to adult content on TV and movies become sexually active at the onset of puberty. The study suggests that exposure to sex on television can have an impact on teenage pregnancy by creating the perception that there is little risk in having sex without using contraception and accelerate the early sex.
Teens are a considerable amount of information about sex through television programs, however, highlights the risks and responsibilities of sex, said Anita Chandra, principal study author and a behavioral scientist in RAND Corporation, a U.S. organization nonprofit research which sponsored the study. Our results suggest that television may play an important role in the high rate of teenage pregnancies United States.; The debate about whether exposure to media influences behavior has been raging for many years Researchers do not agree. However, the study published in the journal Pediatrics, is the first to establish a link between adolescents; exposure to sexual content on television and either pregnancies among girls or responsibility of pregnancies among men.
The amount of sexual content on television has doubled in recent years, and there is little representation in the practice of safe sex in their descriptions of Chandra said. ;While progress has been made, adolescents who watch television are still little information about the consequences of unprotected sexual practices, many of the descriptions of the promotion of sex. The increase in interest rates and unintended teenage pregnancy is a problem in many countries. However, the authorities of these countries; generally blame the rise of limited use for prevention, not the content of television programs.
For example, in 2009 a report on the New York-based Guttmacher Institute found that unwanted pregnancies among adolescents and young Nigerian women increased despite improvements in education levels. The study showed that in 2003, 16 percent of pregnancies in girls and women between 15 and 24 years were unintended, compared with 10 percent in 1990. The study shows that almost one third of sexually active women aged 15-24 years were dissatisfied with modern contraception in 2003. Institute blamed the rise in some low use of contraceptives, and complained that the Nigerian authorities had failed to promote sexual health information for young Nigerians. We the youth of Nigeria, when it comes to providing information and services. They shall forthwith inform marriage and avoid unwanted pregnancies, said report co-author, Professor Friday Okonofua.
But that was during the investigation that private TV stations began operations in Nigeria (after the ban on private channels in 1992) and that was during the home video industry is booming makes the RAND study concludes that there is a link teenage pregnancies and high exposure to TV sexual content seem plausible. Many of the items in the media, where the sex of the target as a teenager. Reality television shows and soap operas, in particular, to describe the people in the fashion of those who have sex. For example, a former cast member of MTV's The Real World told the Washington Post: "... I was impressed how I describe The only thing they went after was sex when I complained, the producers I have said, 'Well, everything else is boring "Once again, a lot of the outrage in Nigeria in 2008, the producers of Big Brother Africa reality TV giving lurid scenes of the show sent.
The RAND study was based on a nationwide survey of nearly 2,000 adolescents between 12 and 17 who were recruited in 2001 and asked about their television habits and sexual behavior. Participants were interviewed again in 2001 and 2004. The analysis was based on the results of 700 participants who had had sex by the third survey and reported their history of pregnancy. The study showed the existence of other factors besides watch TV, which influenced whether adolescents were likely to experience pregnancy. Adolescents living in a household with two parents had a lower likelihood of pregnancy, while girls, blacks and those with behavioral problems such as discipline problems were more likely to experience pregnancy. Young people who had the intention of having previous children were also more likely to experience pregnancy.
The researchers encourage parents to follow the course of the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for the display, such as the television in the bedroom, no more than a screen for two hours once a day, and work together to watch television programs and have an open dialogue with the contents of your child. They also suggest that although the results show a longitudinal relationship, more research is needed to understand how the media affects children's growing awareness of human relationships and sexual behavior. Montessori education expert, Mrs. Ify Nwobosi-Anatune, also recalls that the producers of TV program should come with more educational programs for children and young people, although he advises parents to try to regulate how their children to watch television and what they believe.
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