Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Nawi, Azmawati, Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah, Shah, Shamsul Azhar, Ahmad, Norfazilah, Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin, Hod, Rozita
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/1/Risk%20taking%20behaviour%20among%20urban%20and%20rural%20adolescents%20in%20two%20selected%20districts%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/7/61915-Risk%20taking%20behaviour%20among%20urban%20and%20rural%20adolescents-SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61915/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/20786190.2014.977048

Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special attention. The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence...