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The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children

Background: Parents have an important role in delivering sexuality education to their children. However, Asian parents are reluctant to discuss sexual matters with their children owing to the sensitivity of the topic and their lack of sexual health knowledge. This study aimed to examine Malaysian p...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Nur Azira Fideyah, Muda, Siti Mariam, Mohd Zain, Norhasmah, Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah
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Published: Universitas Indonesia 2020
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spelling my.iium.irep.874402020-12-31T09:03:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/87440/ The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children Abdullah, Nur Azira Fideyah Muda, Siti Mariam Mohd Zain, Norhasmah Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah RT Nursing Background: Parents have an important role in delivering sexuality education to their children. However, Asian parents are reluctant to discuss sexual matters with their children owing to the sensitivity of the topic and their lack of sexual health knowledge. This study aimed to examine Malaysian parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in providing sexuality education to their children. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct this cross-sectional study featuring 200 Malaysian parents. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Study (SPSS) version 23.0. Results: Among the majority (79.5%) of the parents having good knowledge, 82% agreed that sexuality information helps their children recognize and avoid sexual abuse. Most (91%) of them perceived that they have good practices in providing sexuality education to their children. There is no association between the parents’ gender and their knowledge of sexuality education. However, there are no links between age groups, educational level, and the parents’ knowledge of sexuality education. Conclusion: Malaysian parents believe that sexuality education should be provided by the parents to their children at an early age. Hence, a comprehensive sexuality education program for parents consisting of sufficient information, motivation, and strategies, is needed to develop children’s sexual literacy. Universitas Indonesia 2020-12-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/87440/1/The%20role%20of%20parents%20in%20providing%20sexuality%20education%20to%20their%20children.pdf Abdullah, Nur Azira Fideyah and Muda, Siti Mariam and Mohd Zain, Norhasmah and Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah (2020) The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children. Makara Journal of Health Research, 24 (3). pp. 157-163. ISSN 2356-3664 E-ISSN 2356-3656 https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/mjhr/vol24/iss3/2/
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Abdullah, Nur Azira Fideyah
Muda, Siti Mariam
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah
The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children
description Background: Parents have an important role in delivering sexuality education to their children. However, Asian parents are reluctant to discuss sexual matters with their children owing to the sensitivity of the topic and their lack of sexual health knowledge. This study aimed to examine Malaysian parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in providing sexuality education to their children. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct this cross-sectional study featuring 200 Malaysian parents. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Study (SPSS) version 23.0. Results: Among the majority (79.5%) of the parents having good knowledge, 82% agreed that sexuality information helps their children recognize and avoid sexual abuse. Most (91%) of them perceived that they have good practices in providing sexuality education to their children. There is no association between the parents’ gender and their knowledge of sexuality education. However, there are no links between age groups, educational level, and the parents’ knowledge of sexuality education. Conclusion: Malaysian parents believe that sexuality education should be provided by the parents to their children at an early age. Hence, a comprehensive sexuality education program for parents consisting of sufficient information, motivation, and strategies, is needed to develop children’s sexual literacy.
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author Abdullah, Nur Azira Fideyah
Muda, Siti Mariam
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah
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Muda, Siti Mariam
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah
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title The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children
title_short The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children
title_full The role of parents in providing sexuality education to their children
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publisher Universitas Indonesia
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/87440/1/The%20role%20of%20parents%20in%20providing%20sexuality%20education%20to%20their%20children.pdf
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