Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia

Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special attention. The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Nawi, Azmawati, Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah, Shah, Shamsul Azhar, Ahmad, Norfazilah, Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin, Hod, Rozita
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Language:	English English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2015
Subjects:	RT Nursing
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spelling	iium-619152018-02-14T04:14:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/ Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia Mohd Nawi, Azmawati Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah Shah, Shamsul Azhar Ahmad, Norfazilah Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin Hod, Rozita RT Nursing Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special attention. The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence of risk taking behaviour and its associated factors among urban and rural adolescents.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 adolescents by multistage sampling from two selected schools with involvement of their parents.Results: The prevalence of risk taking behaviours was 81.7% in the urban and 83.7% in the rural area (p = 0.650). Parental background factors such as parent’s education level, marital status, health status, and income were unrelated with risk taking behaviour among adolescents. The multiple logistic regression test showed that being a male (AOR = 4.55, 95% CI = 2.28–9.07), inadequate number of bedrooms (AOR = 11.54, 95% CI = 1.48–89.75), and presence of family conflict (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI = 1.49–8.89) were the predictors among adolescents for risk taking behaviour in rural areas.Conclusion: The absence of a balanced healthy family and conducive environment would lead to a negative influence towards adolescent behaviour, which may affect both the individual and community. Keywords: adolescent, risk taking behaviour, rural, urban Taylor & Francis Group 2015-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/1/Risk%20taking%20behaviour%20among%20urban%20and%20rural%20adolescents%20in%20two%20selected%20districts%20in%20Malaysia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/7/61915-Risk%20taking%20behaviour%20among%20urban%20and%20rural%20adolescents-SCOPUS.pdf Mohd Nawi, Azmawati and Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah and Shah, Shamsul Azhar and Ahmad, Norfazilah and Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin and Hod, Rozita (2015) Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia. South African Family Practice, 57 (3 (May-June)). pp. 160-165. ISSN 2078-6190 E-ISSN 2078-6204 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/20786190.2014.977048 10.1080/20786190.2014.977048
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spellingShingle	RT Nursing Mohd Nawi, Azmawati Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah Shah, Shamsul Azhar Ahmad, Norfazilah Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin Hod, Rozita Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
description	Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special attention. The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence of risk taking behaviour and its associated factors among urban and rural adolescents.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 adolescents by multistage sampling from two selected schools with involvement of their parents.Results: The prevalence of risk taking behaviours was 81.7% in the urban and 83.7% in the rural area (p = 0.650). Parental background factors such as parent’s education level, marital status, health status, and income were unrelated with risk taking behaviour among adolescents. The multiple logistic regression test showed that being a male (AOR = 4.55, 95% CI = 2.28–9.07), inadequate number of bedrooms (AOR = 11.54, 95% CI = 1.48–89.75), and presence of family conflict (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI = 1.49–8.89) were the predictors among adolescents for risk taking behaviour in rural areas.Conclusion: The absence of a balanced healthy family and conducive environment would lead to a negative influence towards adolescent behaviour, which may affect both the individual and community. Keywords: adolescent, risk taking behaviour, rural, urban
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author	Mohd Nawi, Azmawati Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah Shah, Shamsul Azhar Ahmad, Norfazilah Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin Hod, Rozita
author_facet	Mohd Nawi, Azmawati Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah Shah, Shamsul Azhar Ahmad, Norfazilah Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin Hod, Rozita
author_sort	Mohd Nawi, Azmawati
title	Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
title_short	Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
title_full	Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia
title_sort	risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in malaysia
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2015
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Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia

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