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T
he rates of unwanted pregnan-
cies and unsafe abortions are
still high amongst young girls
in Vietnam, as confirmed by a
recently released study by the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in
collaboration with the Centre for the
Central Youth and Adolescents.
University student Nha Ngoc Tu
explains that young people still have
limited sexual education in schools so
they lack knowledge about safe which
leads to unwanted pregnancies. She
says teachers are prudish and out of
touch with Vietnamese youth and they
approach the topic like a biology class,
rather than talking about the emotional
issues involved.
Due, in part, to widespread unease surrounding sex education, Vietnam
suffers from one of the highest abortion rates in the world.
Ounkham Pimmata
reports.
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