Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the provision of sexual and reproductive health to young people in Malaysia
Objective: In Malaysia, sexual health issues among young people encompassing premarital sex, the incidence of STI including HIV/AIDS, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and the practice of baby abandonment. Little is known about the provision of sexual health care for young people since it has...
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International Islamic University Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/82590/7/82590_Healthcare%20professionals%E2%80%99%20perspectives%20on%20the%20provision%20of%20sexual%20and%20reproductive%20health%20to%20young%20people.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/82590/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/111 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Objective: In Malaysia, sexual health issues among young people encompassing premarital sex, the incidence
of STI including HIV/AIDS, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and the practice of baby abandonment.
Little is known about the provision of sexual health care for young people since it has not been examined in-depth in a Malaysian context. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals who
deliver sexual health services provision to young people within primary healthcare settings which included
schools as part of an outreach programme. Methods: This qualitative study used a self-developed topic guide
for in-depth interview with twenty-four healthcare professionals of several government health clinics in
Malaysia. The aim was to understand healthcare professionals’ experiences of dealing with young people and
their views on current sexual health services provision. The interview data were entered into Nvivo and
analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The findings show that healthcare professionals regarded the use
of the Adolescent Health Screening Form as a cornerstone for all initial interactions between and young
people in health clinics. The findings also highlight the problem with an appointment system that includes
lack of consultation times, privacy issues and the requirement of parental consent when dealing with
unmarried young people. Conclusion: This study had recognized several facility-based obstacles that
restricted sexual health services to young people in Malaysia. Their access to and the utilization of sexual
health services are dependent on health care system improvement. |
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