Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 reviewed and further stated that major changes need to be brought to its services as well. Apart from this, participants also expressed their concerns regarding the qualification of doctors selected to work in the Maldives and opined that the process of screening must be made more strict. In addition, they discussed the need to create an appropriate pay structure and expressed that doctors must be given a higher wage so that the best and most qualified doctors can be brought to the Maldives. 10.3.3 Peers and Parents Peers and parents play a huge role in what a person learns, acknowledges and believes in life. In some societies, parents, family members such as sisters and brothers and friends are an influential source of knowledge for children and youth. They become the role models who can shape a young person’s awareness of gender roles and strongly influence the choices these youngsters make about their sexual behavior. Family and friends usually have the power to show children and youth how to develop skills, and the basic life experiences. Yet, in almost all the societies educating children and youth about SRH is not a task that parents or any family member find easy. Almost all of the participants stated that they have either heard or learned some information about SRH through a friend or from their parents. While most of the participants stated that they received information on such issues from a friend, there were also a number of participants who were given the information by a parent. In most cases it was the mother who played this role and in some cases the father had also taken the initiative to give information to the boys. Majority of the female participants stated that they have received information and help from their mothers in dealing with issues related to SRH. Apart from a handful of students, all of the female student participants confirmed that 75 THEMATIC ANALYSIS