The Voice of Youngsters on Baby Dumping Issues in Malaysia

Noordin, Nazni; Zakaria, Zaherawati; Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie Mohamed; Hussin, Zaliha Hj; Ngah, Kamarudin; Nordin, Jennifah

doi:10.7763/ijtef.2012.v3.174

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“…Data regarding the prevalence of abortion are not readily available due to their legal and moral ambiguities [ 13 ]. Recently there has been a growing number of reports in media on baby dumping in Malaysia, which has attracted a lot of attention and has posed a serious challenge to the country [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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A cross-sectional study to explore postgraduate students’ understanding of and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health in a public university, Malaysia

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BackgroundThe main sexual and reproductive health issues among young people are premarital sexual intercourse, unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and sexually transmitted diseases including Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge related to sexual and reproductive health among Malaysian postgraduate students in a public university in Malaysia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out among postgraduate students by systematic random sampling technique. A pre-tested self administered questionnaire was used to collect the data.ResultsOut of 434 respondents, the majority of students were female (78.6 %) and single (78.3 %). The overall mean age of respondents was 27.0 ranging from 20 to 46 years of age. The main sources of information for sexual and reproductive health awareness were the internet (78.6 %) and newspaper (61.8 %). The majority (97.9 %) of the students knew that AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. Most of them believed that the spread of sexually transmitted diseases was through shaking hands (92.1 %). Use of condoms was perceived to be the best way to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (88.4 %). Sexual and reproductive health knowledge was significantly associated with the students’ age, marital status and faculty. The socio-demographic factors and current educational status accounted for a significant 9 % of the variability in sexual and reproductive health knowledge, f (7, 426) = 11, p <0.001.ConclusionsThe postgraduate students’ level of knowledge on sexual and reproductive health was not satisfactory. Sexual and reproductive health knowledge was associated with the students’ marital status and faculty. Intervention programs related to sexual and reproductive health are recommended.

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A cross-sectional study to explore postgraduate students’ understanding of and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health in a public university, Malaysia

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“…In conservative Malaysia, there is an alarming rise in sexually related social ills such as teenage pregnancies (Nazni Noordin et al, 2012), abandoned babies (UNICEF Malaysia, 2009) and "Minah Rempit" (Karim et al, 2009). The latter are sexually active adolescent girlfriends of "Mat Rempit" (illegal motorcycle racers), often offered as "trophies" to have sex with the winners of races.…”

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Young female survivors of sexual abuse in Malaysia and depression: What factors are associated with better outcome?

Wahab

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Marimuthu

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Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction:Research in the field of child sexual abuse is lacking in Malaysia. The aims of this study are to identify the association between sociodemographic factors and depression among sexually abused females. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 51 young sexually abused female attendees at the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) clinic of Hospital Kuala Lumpur, a tertiary referral centre. Upon obtaining informed consent from participant and guardian, participants were screened for depression using the Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) and interviewed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children (K-SADS) for depressive disorders and K-SADS-PL (Present and Lifetime version) to diagnose depression. Sociodemographic data and details of the abuse were also obtained. Results: Of the survivors, 33.3% were depressed. Univariate analysis showed significant association between legal guardianship, living environment and duration of abuse with depression, however, multivariate analyses later showed that the sole predictor for depression was living environment. Respondents who lived with others were 23-times more likely to be depressed as compared to those who lived with their parents. Discussion: Depression is common among young survivors of sexual abuse. Those who lived with parents appeared to have a better outcome. Thus, further research to explore possible protective factors associated with living with parents is vital. This will help clinicians develop strategies to empower parents and families help these young survivors get back on track with their lives despite the abuse.

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“…In Kano, northwestern Nigeria, where this study was conducted, autopsy has a low acceptance rate. This is re- [12,13].…”

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Autopsy Findings in Cases of Suspected Pediatric Homicide

Atanda

2018

AJFSFM

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Pediatric deaths in developing countries, especially in Africa, are often attributed to supernatural causes or to aged family members or unfriendly neighbors. This study aims to evaluate autopsybased causes of death in such cases.All autopsy deaths in children less than 15 years of age in which homicide was suspected from January 2001 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Their bio-data, circumstances surrounding death and cause of death were extracted, and are presented in this report.In the 15 years reviewed, there were 55 pediatric homicide related cases. Based on autopsy findings (coupled with clinical and circumstantial evidences), manners of death were classified as natural (34%), accidental (31%), homicidal (9%) and unascertainable in the remaining 26% of the cases.The study highlights the need for forensic pathologists working in developing countries to be actively involved in all stages of investigating cases of suspected pediatric homicide.

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The Voice of Youngsters on Baby Dumping Issues in Malaysia

Cited by 10 publications

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A cross-sectional study to explore postgraduate students’ understanding of and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health in a public university, Malaysia

A cross-sectional study to explore postgraduate students’ understanding of and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health in a public university, Malaysia

Young female survivors of sexual abuse in Malaysia and depression: What factors are associated with better outcome?

Autopsy Findings in Cases of Suspected Pediatric Homicide

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