Abstract：
:The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the factors associated with the attitudes toward premarital sexual activities among school-going adolescents in Kelantan, Malaysia. It was conducted among 1032 secondary school students using a self-administered validated questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression revealed that the risk factors for having permissive attitudes toward practice of premarital sexual activities were male students (odds ratio [OR] = 1.83; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.34-2.48), being less religious (OR = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.49-2.73), and younger age group of students (13 to 14 years old; OR = 1.42; 95% CI = 1.05-1.92). Having good knowledge on sexual and reproductive health was a protective factor against permissive sexual attitude (OR = 0.27; 95% CI = 0.20-0.36). In conclusion, male and young adolescents were at risk of having permissive attitudes toward sexual behaviors, but good knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and being more religious may protect them from it.
journal_name
Asia Pac J Public Healthjournal_title
Asia-Pacific journal of public healthauthors
Rahman AA,Rahman RA,Ismail SB,Ibrahim MI,Ali SH,Salleh H,Wan Muda WAdoi
10.1177/1010539512449856subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-03-01 00:00:00pages
NP1549-56issue
2eissn
1010-5395issn
1941-2479pii
1010539512449856journal_volume
27pub_type
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