Thursday, January 27, 2011
Not just child mortality alone, you need also family planning.
Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place
But we began with a family-planning program, following a very successful maternal child health activity, sets of activities. So, basically, no one would accept family planning if their children didn't survive. So the first step: get to the children, get to the mothers, and then follow up with family planning. Not just child mortality alone, you need also family planning. Now let me take you back as to why we needed to do it.
In my country, that was the case in 1974. Seven children per family. Tremendous growth at 3.3 percent. There was just no future. We needed to reduce the population growth rate. So we said, "Let's do it." The women said, "We agree. We'll use pills, but we need a doctor to prescribe the pills," and we had very, very few doctors. We didn't take no as an answer; we took no as a question. We went to the nurses and the midwives, who were also women, and did a fantastic job at explaining how to use the pill.
Most child sexual abuse is committed by men
Most child sexual abuse is committed by men; studies show that women commit 14% to 40% of offenses reported against boys and 6% of offenses reported against girls...Under the law, "child sexual abuse" is an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification
Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims
In North America, for example, approximately 15% to 25% of women and 5% to 15% of men were sexually abused when they were children. Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims; approximately 30% are relatives of the child, most often brothers, fathers, uncles or cousins; around 60% are other acquaintances such as 'friends' of the family, babysitters, or neighbors; strangers are the offenders in approximately 10% of child sexual abuse cases.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse
Withdrawal or anti-social attitude.
Sexual
Source: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/agencies/police/community/abuse.html
- Withdrawal or anti-social attitude.
- Refusal to undress for physical education or sports.
- Exaggerated interest in sex or "acting out" sex with other children.
- Unusually seductive behavior.
- Fear of intimate contact (hugging or sports)
- Torn, stained, or bloodied clothing.
Source: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/agencies/police/community/abuse.html
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