Get Ready To
Talk Sex
Don't panic if
the knock on the
door is to ask
about your
sexual
preferences, if
you use
protection or
not to have sex
with your
partner or if
you have a
steady partner.
No, these are
not the
questions of a
sexual deviant
at your
doorstep, but
rather of Health
Ministry (ministerio
de Salud)
officials who
today begin a
national survey
of the sexual
and reproductive
health in the
country.
The purpose of
the study is to
have first hand
information that
will be used for
planning health
programs with
respect to
sexuality and
reproduction.
Ana Morice, the
viceministra de
Salud, said that
the purpose of
the study is to
learn more about
the sexual lives
and health
consciousness of
Costa Ricans,
that will be
taken into
account in the
decision making
process related
to sexual health
issues.
The study is to
take in the
responses of
4.800 people
between the ages
of 15 and 80.
This is also the
first time that
the sexual
preferences of
older adults are
taken into
account, with
focus on the
sexuality in the
aging society.
Since the
subject of sex
is a sensitive
issue for most
people, the
study will be
done on a
one-to-one
basis. The
surveyors will
be asking
questions in
private to
elicit an honest
response, as
false or
misleading
information with
a child or
parent present
during the
interview, will
affect the
outcome of the
study. No
telephone
surveys will be
conducted,
according to the
ministerio de
Salud.
However, Salud
officials are
warning that
people should
not answer the
door to anyone
without first
ensuring that
the person is
truly a Salud
official.
ViceministraMorice
said that
interviewers
will be wearing
a blue t-shirt
with the
official logo of
the minsiterio
de Salud and
will have photo
ID.
The viceministra
added that all
information is
confidential and
only be used in
the study. |
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