Organized in the context of World Population Day 2013’s theme “Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy”, the seminar aimed at promoting open sexual discussion among teenagers and adults in order to prevent and manage adolescent pregnancy. In the program chaired by the Head of CDPS, Prof Dr Ram Sharan Pathak, participants including youth and teachers from various schools and colleges, students of CDPS and representatives from government and non-governmental organizations actively discussed the role of education and awareness programs in preventing teenage pregnancy. [break]
Research papers presented at the seminar concluded that poverty, culture, child marriage and illiteracy are the main factors leading to teenage pregnancy. Addressing the same issue, Bidhan Acharya, Associate Professor of CDPS, offered, “Unless adults – be it parents, guardians or teachers – openly discuss matters regarding sex with the adolescents, teenagers will remain more vulnerable to unsafe sex, the consequences of which everyone has to bear.”
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