The Three Positive Effect of Sex Education in School for Hong Kong

What is the positive impact of sex education on society? Or is this just irrelevant
knowledge? The emergence of sex education can improve our society in many ways because
sex education can not only teach the next generation correct sexual knowledge and
effectively solve the negative phenomena related to sex in society in the future by
cultivating sexual concepts. Therefore, school sex education can bring three significant
positive effects: reducing the rate of unintended pregnancy, reducing the incidence of
sexually transmitted diseases, and cultivating students' correct sexual ethics development.

First, a significant positive impact of sex education in schools on society is the

effective prevention of unintended pregnancy. Implementing sex education in schools can
ensure that every student (regardless of gender) can learn the correct knowledge of
contraception. At present, the rate of unintended pregnancy in Hong Kong and even the
world is rising. The most important reason is that both parties lack correct knowledge of
contraception. For example, improper use of contraceptives and incorrect wearing of
condoms can lead to unintended pregnancy. The emergence of school sex education can
ensure that the correct contraceptive knowledge is accurately transmitted to every student
in school and that they will not absorb wrong contraceptive information on the Internet and
other places. Moreover, it has cultivated the idea that contraception can not only rely on
men, but women also have measures to protect themselves. Therefore, implementing sex
education on campus can slowly cultivate the next generation of correct contraceptive
knowledge and reduce the future unintended pregnancy rate.

In addition, the second positive impact of implementing sex education in schools is

that it can effectively reduce the chance of future outbreaks of sexually transmitted diseases
in the community. All current sexually transmitted diseases are caused by unsanitary sexual
contact. For example, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in Hong Kong is the best example.
This disease is spread through unsanitary sexual contact and has led to a large-scale virus
outbreak in the community. However, by promoting sex education on campus, the next
generation will fully understand how different viruses spread. By cutting off the transmission
route, the spread of infectious diseases in the community can be avoided. It can protect not
only the personal safety of students but also the public's safety. Avoid the recurrence of
similar diseases in the community and affect public health.

Finally, sex education in schools can help students cultivate correct sexual ethics.
With the development of the online world, it is not difficult for students to be exposed to
pornography on the Internet. However, the Internet is full of bad information, such as
sexual violence and pornography, which distorts young people's perception of sex and
believes that sex is very child's play. As a result, different social problems arise, such as
abandoned babies, abortion, sexual assault, etc. It is more likely to fall into sex-related traps
and crimes. However, the content of sex education can cultivate students to establish a
positive attitude of respect for gender relations, gender roles, and gender equality, help
them make responsible decisions, and respect the behavior of others. Moreover, it will help
society eliminate social problems such as sexual harassment in the long run. At the same
time, misunderstandings such as gender stereotypes will not exist. Therefore, carrying out
sex education in schools can not only prevent students from being influenced by media and
online information but also cultivate students' correct sexual ethics from an early age and
help them become people of high moral character.

In conclusion, implementing sex education in schools can reduce the rate of

unintended pregnancy, reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases in the community,
and cultivate students' correct sexual moral development. Therefore, it is also
recommended that schools in Hong Kong list sex education as a compulsory subject to
ensure that every student in Hong Kong can fully understand sex-related knowledge. In
addition, it is also hoped that in the future, social problems such as sexual crimes and the
outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases can be reduced so that the next generation can
protect themselves and the health of society.