The Relationship Of Knowledge And Attitude Among Youths Towards Health Sexual Communication Among Youths.
Sexual health communication is currently one of the most discussed topic in Malaysia as the country witnessed the surge of sexual related crime and social problem among youths. In relation to this, youths‘ knowledge and attitude are the important factor that contribute to this delinquent behaviou...
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Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1156/1/FH03-FBK-18-12458.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1156/ |
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Summary: | Sexual health communication is currently one of the most discussed topic in Malaysia as the
country witnessed the surge of sexual related crime and social problem among youths. In
relation to this, youths‘ knowledge and attitude are the important factor that contribute to this
delinquent behaviour and must be addressed as it will shape the youths in the future. The
paper discussed the correlation between knowledge and attitude concerning youths in
obtaining information on sexual related materials. The research primarily focus on youths in
Malaysia which made up 40% of Malaysia population. The study is significance as it provide
a thorough picture how knowledge and attitude influence youths communicate the sexual
health topic which is deemed as taboo in Malaysia. The study involved 853 respondents from
various demographics group in Malaysia and self-administered questionnaires were
distributed and analysed using SPSS to address the research objectives. The result indicated
there are significant relationships between knowledge and attitude among youths toward
sexual health communication practice. Results showed that 55.1 percent of the studied factors
contributed to sexual health communication model among Malaysian youths. Moreover,
knowledge and attitude are very critical for the youths to have a better comprehension on
sexual health communication. This further testified that Malaysia government and various
stakeholders need to acknowledge the importance of sexual health communication and how
knowledge and attitude shape positive youths development which ultimately contribute to
nation building. |
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