What good is reproductive health education to a youth with no job?

Reproductive health education is very important to unemployed youth. There is a strong link between young people's economic well-being and their reproductive health. Out of school and street-involved youth may be less likely to seek information and services on their own and may be more susceptible to exploitation or being a sex worker. Don't in-school peer education programs disrupt school by taking students out of class? Peer education programs should not disrupt a young person's education. Rather, by keeping students healthy, preventing pregnancy, and encouraging healthy behavior, youth programs help keep students in class. Programs for young people contribute to their education, not distract from it. Some people say that western countries made up AIDS and promote contraceptives to stop Africans from reproducing. Is that true? No. People sometimes are suspicious of programs that mention contraceptives or provide reproductive health services to young people. Frequently, this comes ...  more