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Author (s) Title/Publication Objective Methodology Result/Discussion/Future suggestions

[55]. Bullying and truancy: To determine the Cross-sectional The prevalence of sexual practices among
Nawi, Roslan, Idris, & Predictors to sexual prevalence of sexual the adolescents was 30.1% in which they

Hod, 2017 practices among school- practices among were either involved in pornography

going adolescents in Malaysian school-going (26.8%), pre-sexual activities (8.5%) or pre-
Malaysia – a cross- adolescents and its marital sex (2.9%).

sectional study. predictive factors.

Med J Malaysia Vol 72 No 5

October 2017

[56]. Suicidal ideation (SI) To explore the interplay Cross-sectional About a third of participants reported ever

Chan et al., 2016 among single, pregnant between psychiatric having smoked cigarettes (n= 43), illicit drug
adolescents: The role of diagnoses, use (8.8%) and alcohol use (19.4%).Three-

sexual and religious sociodemographic quarters (n= 88, 75.9%) of participants

knowledge, attitudes and factors and KAP of reported never using any the oral
practices sexual and religious contraceptive pill (n=70, 61.4%).Self-

issues as risk factors of reported current suicidal ideation was

Journal of Adolescence 52 SI among 114 pregnant present in 53 (45.6%) participants but only
(2016) 162-169 Malaysian adolescents 12 (10.5%) participants had current

from 6 rehabilitation suicidality assessed by the interviewer.

centres and a tertiary
hospital.

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