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Multi-Factors

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

[36]. Risk taking behaviour To compare the Cross-sectional The prevalence of risk-taking behaviours
Azmawati et al., 2015 among urban and rural prevalence of risk- was 81.7% in the urban and 83.7% in the

adolescents in two taking behaviour and its rural area (p = 0.650).
selected districts in associated factors
Malaysia. among urban and rural

adolescents.

South African Family
Practice, 57:3, 160-165

[37]. Improving Malaysian To identify the A pre-test/post- Using the Internet-based method, there

Nik Farid et al., 2018 adolescent sexual and potential of an test design was an increase of 3.88 in the mean
reproductive health: An Internet-based knowledge score of participants from pre-

Internet-based health programme to to post-intervention. The Internet-based

promotion programme improve sexual and method had a greater eta-squared score of
as a potential reproductive health 0.59 compared to the conventional

intervention. (SRH) knowledge method, which had an eta-squared score of

0.41 (p < .001).
Health Education Journal

[38]. Determinants of sexual To investigate the Sequential mixed- Qualitative findings revealed that the

Nik Farid, Che’ Rus, intercourse initiation determinants of method reasons for initiation of sexual intercourse
Dahlui, & Al-Sadat, among sexual intercourse among these adolescents were partner

2013 incarcerated adolescents: initiation among influence, inability to control sex drive,

a mixed-method study incarcerated family issues, and the perception of sex as

adolescents an expression of love.
Singapore Med J 2013;

54(12): 695-701

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