Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia

Mohd Nawi, Azmawati and Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah and Shah, Shamsul Azhar and Ahmad, Norfazilah and Azimatun, Noor Aizuddin and Hod, Rozita (2015) Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia. South African Family Practice, 57 (3 (May-June)). pp. 160-165. ISSN 2078-6190 E-ISSN 2078-6204

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Abstract

Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special attention. The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence of risk taking behaviour and its associated factors among urban and rural adolescents.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 adolescents by multistage sampling from two selected schools with involvement of their parents.Results: The prevalence of risk taking behaviours was 81.7% in the urban and 83.7% in the rural area (p = 0.650). Parental background factors such as parent’s education level, marital status, health status, and income were unrelated with risk taking behaviour among adolescents. The multiple logistic regression test showed that being a male (AOR = 4.55, 95% CI = 2.28–9.07), inadequate number of bedrooms (AOR = 11.54, 95% CI = 1.48–89.75), and presence of family conflict (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI = 1.49–8.89) were the predictors among adolescents for risk taking behaviour in rural areas.Conclusion: The absence of a balanced healthy family and conducive environment would lead to a negative influence towards adolescent behaviour, which may affect both the individual and community. Keywords: adolescent, risk taking behaviour, rural, urban

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5496/61915
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adolescent, risk taking behaviour, rural, urban
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Special Care Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2018 12:14
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2018 12:14
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/61915

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