EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAMME FOR HIGH RISK ADOLESCENTS IN THREE LAND DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Hidayah NI Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Hanafiah MS Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Idris MN Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Rosnah S Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Haslina M Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Azlin I Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ]alan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur
  • Ibrahim NMS Fakulti Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Normah CD Fakulti Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.5/no.1/art.2253

Keywords:

High risk adoslescent, youth intervention, land development scheme

Abstract

A quasi experimental study was carried out in three land development schemes in Peninsular Malaysia from January 2003 to December 2003 to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention programme in reducing risk behavior among ado­lescents. Three schools were given the intervention programme ( referred to as case school) and another three schools which were not given any from of intervention ( control schools) were chosen in all the three land development schemes. Pre and post­intervention data were collected from all fonn one adolescents which fanned the sample. Even though there was a significant increase in the percentage of adolescents with risk behavior at post--intervention but the increase was higher amongst control schools (32.2%) compared to case schools (29 .2%). A significant reduction occurred amongst those identified as having risk behavior at pre-intervention amongst the case schools (25 .8%) and control schools ( 32.6%). This study showed the importance of an adolescent interventive programme not only in reducing the number of adolescents with risk behavior but also to prevent a large proportion of adolescents from having risk behavior.

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Published

2005-03-01

How to Cite

Hidayah NI, Hanafiah MS, Idris MN, Rosnah S, Haslina M, Azlin I, … Normah CD. (2005). EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAMME FOR HIGH RISK ADOLESCENTS IN THREE LAND DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA . Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 5(1), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.5/no.1/art.2253

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2005): Volume 5 No.1

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