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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.0 OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 Specific objectives............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.0 DEFINITION ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Sexual and reproductive health ............................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Adolescent ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 Sexual behaviour .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.0 METHODS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.1 Identifying the research questions......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Identifying relevant studies........................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3 Study selection ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
4.4 Charting the data ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.5 Collating, summarizing, and reporting................................................................................................................................. 11
4.6 Ethical consideration ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.0 RESULTS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
5.1 Sexual and reproductive health .............................................................................................................................................. 13
5.2 Factors associated with adolescent sexual and reproductive health............................................................... 18
5.3 Awareness and attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health .................................................................. 20
5.4 Intervention strategies .................................................................................................................................................................. 22
5.5 Legislation and law ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.6 Roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) ...................................................................................................... 26
5.7 International agency contributions towards adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health in
Malaysia ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.8 Training modules, guidelines and health education materials on adolescents’ sexual health ......... 27
5.9 Malaysian Youth Index .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
6.0 DISCUSSION......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
6.1 Strengthening the sexual and reproductive health education in early phase of adolescents ........... 27
6.2 Targeted programs for specific group.................................................................................................................................. 27
6.3 The needs to explore out-of-school adolescents ....................................................................................................... 28
6.4 Culturally appropriate intervention strategies ............................................................................................................... 28
6.5 Research need on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Sabah and Sarawak ..... 28
7.0 LIMITATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
8.0 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
9.0 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix 1- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Framework ................................................................... 41
Appendix 2- Keywords and Search Terms ................................................................................................................................ 43
Appendix 3- Search Terms for Research Questions ............................................................................................................ 44
Appendix 4- Summary of Journal Articles ................................................................................................................................. 46
Appendix 5- NGO's, international and other agencies ........................................................................................................ 75
Appendix 6- Summary of unpublished thesis .......................................................................................................................... 78
Appendix 7- Lists of unpublished studies conducted at Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre ............................. 102
Appendix 8- Lists of SRH modules, Guidelines and Heath Education Materials ............................................... 108
TABLES &FIGURES
Table 5.1: Prevalence of premarital sex among adolescents in Malaysia ................................................................. 16
Figure 5.1: Flow chart of the selection procedure ................................................................................................................... 12