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A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior

Introduction: Enhancing young people's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding sexual and reproductive health and behaviours is one of the positive consequences of sexuality education. However, there are a lot of barriers to implement the program due to lack of understanding within the c...

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Main Authors: Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri, Mahadi, Fatin hanani, Harun, Najla, Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2023
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R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RC Internal medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/103299/2/103299_A%20review%20of%20sex%20education%20impact.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.1032992023-12-29T14:51:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/103299/ A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri Mahadi, Fatin hanani Harun, Najla Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Introduction: Enhancing young people's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding sexual and reproductive health and behaviours is one of the positive consequences of sexuality education. However, there are a lot of barriers to implement the program due to lack of understanding within the community and misperception of its objectives. To summarise the impact of sex education on health promotion and adolescent behaviour, a systematic review was done. Methods: A database search utilising PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL was used to identify potential articles for reviewing. 36 articles were eligible for assessment based on the criteria of original papers in English language published between January 2011 and November 2021. Results: The systematic review revealed that sexuality education benefits the teenagers and students with regards to the prevention of unintended sexual intercourse, sexual harassment and other high-risk behaviours. Conclusion: There are multiple effective platforms and ways to incorporate sexual education into the school curriculum that can give benefits to teenagers, especially in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy. IIUM Press 2023-01-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/103299/2/103299_A%20review%20of%20sex%20education%20impact.pdf Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan and Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri and Mahadi, Fatin hanani and Harun, Najla and Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi (2023) A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 2845-2854. E-ISSN 2600-8491 https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/756/689
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topic R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RC Internal medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RC Internal medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan
Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri
Mahadi, Fatin hanani
Harun, Najla
Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi
A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
description Introduction: Enhancing young people's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding sexual and reproductive health and behaviours is one of the positive consequences of sexuality education. However, there are a lot of barriers to implement the program due to lack of understanding within the community and misperception of its objectives. To summarise the impact of sex education on health promotion and adolescent behaviour, a systematic review was done. Methods: A database search utilising PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL was used to identify potential articles for reviewing. 36 articles were eligible for assessment based on the criteria of original papers in English language published between January 2011 and November 2021. Results: The systematic review revealed that sexuality education benefits the teenagers and students with regards to the prevention of unintended sexual intercourse, sexual harassment and other high-risk behaviours. Conclusion: There are multiple effective platforms and ways to incorporate sexual education into the school curriculum that can give benefits to teenagers, especially in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy.
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author Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan
Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri
Mahadi, Fatin hanani
Harun, Najla
Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi
author_facet Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan
Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri
Mahadi, Fatin hanani
Harun, Najla
Suhaimi, Nurul Farihah Na’imi
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title A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
title_short A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
title_full A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
title_fullStr A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
title_full_unstemmed A review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
title_sort review of sex education impact in health promotion and teenage behavior
publisher IIUM Press
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/103299/2/103299_A%20review%20of%20sex%20education%20impact.pdf
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