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give this information to both girls and boys would be starting from the age of
nine as this was the age where some of the girls and boys would reach puberty.
Others believed that such information should not be given to children, stating
that it should be only given to adults. When asked about how and who should
give this information to the children, all the participants agreed that a mother
should give the relevant information to their daughters while the fathers did
the same for their sons. This group also included the students who strongly
stated that SRH information should be given by their parents first, and it
should be followed up with more information from the schools.
Participants further stated that when the information they needed was not
provided, young people will seek information from their peers, by
observations and through the media. This can usually lead to misinformation,
which in turn could make them more vulnerable. However, there were a
number of participants who believed that peer assisted learning would be a
good way to deliver information to people of all ages.
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