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

[24]. Communication about To examine sexuality Cross-sectional Approximately 76% to 90% of the

Ismail & Abd Hamid, Sex-Reproductive Health and reproductive respondents claimed that they had never
2016 Issues with Adolescents: health that adolescents and rarely discussed the issue related to (in

A Taboo among communicate to their descending order) pregnancy abstinence
Malaysian Parents? parents and to explore (89.9%), abortion (89.4%), sexual

adolescents’ views on transmitted diseases (88.9%), fertilization
European Journal of communication with (88.8%), prostitution (88.4%), pregnancy

Social Sciences Education parents on matters (86.7%), followed by discussions on

and Research. March related to the topics. menstruation (78.7%) and sexual
2016 relationship (76.0%). Although 49.6% of the

respondents were uncertain if there was a

need for them to ask any sexual-related

questions to their parents as they had
knowledge about the issues, about 30%

disagree on the statement.

[25]. Educating Children on To explore issues on Qualitative Muslim parents should be proactive and

Sudan, 2015 Sexual Matters Based on sexuality concerns open in discussing appropriate sexual
the Teaching of Islam: faced by young matters with their children as they need

The Role of Muslim adolescents particularly appropriate guidance in dealing with the

Parents focus on the Muslim existing numerous bad influences on sex.
Malay adolescents and

Journal of Education & the responsibility of

Social Policy, Vol 2 No 5 Muslim parents in
November 2015 educating their children

on sexual matters

based on the teaching
of Islam.

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