Widyariset
Vol 18, No 1 (2015): Widyariset

EFFECT OF PARENTAL HARMONY ON ADOLESCENTS SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOUR IN URBAN AREAS OF INDONESIA

Suparmi Suparmi (Badan Litbangkes, Kementerian Kesehatan RI)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2015

Abstract

Adolescents are at high risk for a number of negative health consequences associated with early and unsafesexual activity. This study is aimed to analyze the effect of parental harmony on adolescents sexual risk behaviourin urban areas. There were 1,491 adolescents entered into the analysis. The result shows that adolescents whohad good parental harmony relationship accounted for 66% of the reduction to had sexual risk behaviour ratherthan those who did not. Adolescents who had juvenile delinquency increased 3.2-fold to had sexual risk behaviourrather than who did not. Main policy implication of this finding is the importance of parental harmony relationshipto reduce adolescents sexual risk behaviour.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

widyariset

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Subject

Engineering

Description

Widyariset is a scientific journal which publishes the results of research and development, assessment and systematic thinking about science and technology. The writers of the scientific papers in this journal come from researchers/researcher candidates from various institutions' research and ...