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The Role Of Parents In Providing Sexuality Education To Their Children, Nur Azira Fideyah Binti Abdullah, Siti Mariam Muda, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid
The Role Of Parents In Providing Sexuality Education To Their Children, Nur Azira Fideyah Binti Abdullah, Siti Mariam Muda, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid
Makara Journal of Health Research
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 …