The Role of Radio in Fostering Sexual Morality Among Kampala Youths; A Case Study of Central Broad Casting Service 88.8 And 89.2fm 2004-2006

2.2 Sex education ..... ...... .. ... ... . ............ .. . ...... .. ... ... ... ... 8

2.2.l Existing situation................................................... 8

2.2.2 How youths are vulnerable....................................... 9

2.2.3 What parents are ought to do .. .. . ... . . . .. . . . . .. . .. ... . .. ..... 12

2.2.4 Other sources of sex education................................. 15

2.2.5 Condoms and sex education..................................... 18

2.2.6 Sex education and pornography................................. 20

2.3 Government and youth problems ............................. . 24

2.3.2 The youth department........................................... 25

2.3.3 The role of councils . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. 27

2.4 The role of NGOS.. .. . ...... .. . .. ... . ...... .. . . . . .. . ... . .. . .. . .. . ... 28

2.4.1 United States Agency Of International . ... . . . .... ... . . . .... .. 28

Development US AID

2.4.2 Fellow ship of Christian Union FOCUS...................... 30

2.4.3 Nagulu Teenage Information And Health Care . .... ...... 30

2.4.5 Young Empowered And Healthy H.E.A.H ................. 31

2.4.6 Youth Alive Oub............... ................ ........... ............ 33

2.5 The Church stand on sex education in the media............. 34

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CHAPTER THREE

lviethodology .......................................................... . 36

Research design ..................................................... . 36

Area And Population of study ................................ . 36

Data collection ........................................................ . 36

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37

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CHAPTER FOUR

Background of Electronic Media ................................... .

FM Broadcasting .......................................................... .

Radio Broadcasting in Uganda ........................................ .

Central Broadcasting Service 88.8 And 89.2 FM ................ .

General attitude towards sex education on Radio ............. .

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4.5.1 The Youth .. .. ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . . . ... . . .. . .. . ... .... ... . . . . .. ..... ... . . ....... 44

4.5.2 The Public .. .. . .. . .. ..... .. . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . .. . .... .. . . . . .. . ..... ... . . .. ... . . 47

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Culture and sex Education ........................................... .

The role of Radio in fostering sexual morality ................... .

Steps sexually active teens must take to change .................. .

behavior and practice abstinence from sex

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4.9 Importance of the ABC strategy........................................ 58

4.10 First intercourse and virginity ..... ...... ............... ...... ...... ... .. 59

4.11 Why teenagers engage in early sex..................................... 61

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CHAPTER FIVE

Conclusion and Recommendations .................................... .

Conclusion .................................................................. .

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Recommendations............................................................... 65 -66

Appendixes ........................................................................ 67- 73.

CHAPTER I 1.1 BACKGROUND When we talk about sexual morality, we have to recall the necessity of bringing back into our society morality as a whole. The particular problem we are dealing with involves the problem of sexual morality but a greater problem is the over all problem of morality. In the past, teenagers were less active sexually not because they listened to reason but because they lived in a very sexually repressive society. The social penalties of unwanted mother hood and the stigma of illegitimacy gave girls powerful incentives to avoid pregnancy and in the era before the pills, avoiding pregnancy meant avoiding intercourse. In African traditional society, moral behaviour in children was the responsibility of parents and members of the society. Each society had cultural values, which were preserved for a very long time.