Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia

Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia

Risk behavior amongst adolescents is an ever growing problem in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study involving 815 Form one students of secondary schools in three rural land development schemes in Peninsular Malaysia was conducted in January 2003 to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors amongst th...

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Main Authors: Hidayah N.I., Hanafiah ,M.S., Idris,M.N., Rosnah,S., Ibrahim, N.M.S., Nonnah, C.D
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Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003
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spelling ukm-44222016-12-14T06:35:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4422/ Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia Hidayah N.I., Hanafiah ,M.S., Idris,M.N., Rosnah,S., Ibrahim, N.M.S., Nonnah, C.D, Risk behavior amongst adolescents is an ever growing problem in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study involving 815 Form one students of secondary schools in three rural land development schemes in Peninsular Malaysia was conducted in January 2003 to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors amongst the chosen adolescents. The prevalence of low risk behavior was 51.5% and high risk behavior was 10.7%. The most prevalent risk behavior include truancy (34.4%) , loitering in public places (21.5%), bullying (14.4%), stealing (12.9%) and smoking (12.0%). Gender andparents' education level are significant predictors of risk behavior. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4422/1/vol9-02hidayah.pdf Hidayah N.I., and Hanafiah ,M.S., and Idris,M.N., and Rosnah,S., and Ibrahim, N.M.S., and Nonnah, C.D, (2003) Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 9 (1). pp. 12-16. ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=326&issue=Vol9(1):2003
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description Risk behavior amongst adolescents is an ever growing problem in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study involving 815 Form one students of secondary schools in three rural land development schemes in Peninsular Malaysia was conducted in January 2003 to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors amongst the chosen adolescents. The prevalence of low risk behavior was 51.5% and high risk behavior was 10.7%. The most prevalent risk behavior include truancy (34.4%) , loitering in public places (21.5%), bullying (14.4%), stealing (12.9%) and smoking (12.0%). Gender andparents' education level are significant predictors of risk behavior.
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author Hidayah N.I.,
Hanafiah ,M.S.,
Idris,M.N.,
Rosnah,S.,
Ibrahim, N.M.S.,
Nonnah, C.D,
spellingShingle Hidayah N.I.,
Hanafiah ,M.S.,
Idris,M.N.,
Rosnah,S.,
Ibrahim, N.M.S.,
Nonnah, C.D,
Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Hidayah N.I.,
Hanafiah ,M.S.,
Idris,M.N.,
Rosnah,S.,
Ibrahim, N.M.S.,
Nonnah, C.D,
author_sort Hidayah N.I.,
title Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort risk behavior amongst adolescents of a rural land development scheme in peninsular malaysia
publisher Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2003
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4422/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4422/1/vol9-02hidayah.pdf
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