Under the guidelines, appropriate sex education is an essential part of HIV prevention, and is also vital to achieve the goals of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support. Programs designed and implemented properly can help reduce the risk that young people are infected with HIV or other STDs, unwanted pregnancies and sexually abusive or coercive relationships.
The main objective of sex education is to help young people in schools primary and secondary education to acquire knowledge, skills and values \u200b\u200bto make informed decisions about their sex lives. Is an essential component to learn to protect themselves from HIV, the same way these guidelines recommend that education is "age appropriate, culturally relevant and scientifically accurate" and that is offered in an environment where young people feel free to explore their attitudes and practices.
These guidelines are aimed primarily at decision makers in education and health sectors, especially the ministers of education and health and education professionals, teachers as they develop curricula, which are launched programs in educational institutions.
These guidelines, which will be completed and put in place before the end of 2009, are a step to promote political and technical leadership among education authorities and health to ensure that children and young people have access to information and knowledge they need in their personal, social and sexual