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initiative and play a more important role in conducting more effective
awareness campaigns.
Participants noted that media was another medium for educating young
children on SRH with another group mentioning that the use of cartoons was
an effective avenue as almost all children reacted positively to the messages
given in them.TV and radio programmes were seen as beneficial for children
and adults alike, but all participants were of the opinion that the content of
these programmes had to be age appropriate. Some participants also
highlighted that educational documentaries such as those from National
Geographic Channel would also be vastly beneficial when trying to use media
in educating the public towards the benefits of SRH awareness.
Many respondents also felt that parental awareness seminars and workshops
would lead to beneficial changes in regard to awareness within the
community, especially among the children. Participants stated that the bond
between the parent and the child would become stronger and that the parents
would be in a better position to educate and answer the queries of their
children effectively. In fact, most of the participants expressed their belief that
the prime responsibility of educating the youth about the issues regarding SRH
should fall on the mothers.
All of the participants from FGDs stated that the most important action would
be to establish a facility or centre specifically to give SRH services and
information for the communities. They suggested that such a Centre could be
established inside each hospital or separately but noted that at least one such
Centre should also be established in each atoll.
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