Sexual Health: An International Perspective

SEXUAL HEALTH-INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE

Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Sexual health is a state of social, mental or physical empowerment on basis of there sex,
it doesn't mean that there is absence of any ailment or discomfort(acc. to WHO). Health is a
state of gross well being, when free from any ailment. So now let us understand what is sexual or
sexuality is a aggregated component of men and women depending about their individual needs.
It is important to be promoted in public as to aware people about the importance of maintaining
or controlling sexual health is as important than maintaining mental or physical health. To
prevent the sexual violence or abuse based on gender, aware people to be shield themselves
multiple partners as it can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV or AIDS.
Challenges faced internationally are early pregnancy, difficulties in breezing for contraceptives
or the early abortions, fear of shame or embarrassment, any many more. Cultural
beliefs,practices relay the perception on sexuality like early marriage or pregnancy affect the
health like a female genital cutting (FGC) is a cultural program practise for the removal of
female genital parts externally(Luk, and et. al., 2017).
BACKGROUND
Sexual health promotion is the process of providing awareness around society or
population to focus on controlling their sexual health according to their needs. These consist of
strategies used to safe public sexual health. It is an important part of mental and physical health
as it needed to centre on sexual relationship and need. It is done to reduce the risk of sexually
transmitted disease, HIV or basically safe women from unwanted pregnancy. Promotion is done
to make people understand about biological or sociological changes occurring according to
developing age. Strategies used are providing counselling or education related to sex
education,bunch of motivational or nukkad act by peer groups to explain the importance to
public are done(Rostosky,and et. al., 2008). These promotions are very much need to reduce the
risk related to sexual health. These are also done through campaigns like encouraging use of
condoms and make it available feasibly to the population. Good sexual health has its important
both individually or to community to as it promotes good sexual behaviour. It keeps oestrogen
and testosterone level in equipoise. Good sexual health gives you the confidence to be more
vocal or discuss with consulting team or doctor. People need to be aware that genital health is
very much important for a healthy lifestyle(Meschke, Bartholomae and Zentall, 2000).
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Sexual health promotion is a process by which individual acquired ability to control and
improve sexual health. Promotion of Sexual health increases sexual and emotional well-being
that reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies. People
faces various challenges related to sexual health including human immunodeficiency virus(HIV),
unintended pregnancies, sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted infection, cancer in
reproductive tract and viral hepatitis these serious diseases among the population affected most
of adults, rural people and teenagers(Smith, 2017). Health issue raised related to sexual health
has been increases due to high poverty, lack of low education in rural areas and racism can make
it difficult to individuals and communities to protect their sexual health. Sexual health is public
issues because of social and economic impact, embarrassment and reproductive issues making
difficult for women to discuss about their diseases, creating barriers to women for their accessing
care they need. Sexual and healthcare includes preventing and treating sexually transmitted
diseases(STD), auto immune deficiency (AIDs), preventing unplanned and high risk
pregnancies, providing care to pregnant women and their child. Reproductive health provider is a
platform that helps especially to the ruler and uneducated women to provide sufficient
knowledge, safety to go through pregnancy and childbirth, avoid unintended pregnancies. Men
and women both should be informed about to have safe, affordable and effective methods for
family planning of their choice(Mayer, Garofalo, and Makadon, 2014).
MAIN BODY
Core learning from promoting sexual health is through this certain campaigns has begin
like namely 'Healthy Sexual' whose aim is to create awareness for good sexual health and
practices that need to be practise to prevent,test, or treat the impacts of STIs in body or mental
state to. Discussing about the STIs is rare nowadays as people feel embraced or ashamed of
discussing about their sexual discomfort or health related issues. Since STIs are very common
and if they remain untreated or tested for longer period,then it may lead to long term effect on
health as it may cause pelvic inflammatory disorder, infertility or birth defects to the infants.
Poor public health can also leads to shorter life expand, or higher death rates. Good sexual
health is needed to deliver a healthy baby, also needed to protect mother and daughter both
simultaneously. More awareness while motivating for practising safer sex(Houtrow, and et.
al.,2021).
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