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- Title
COMPLIANCE OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN MALAYSIA TO BEST PRACTICES OF ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICES.
- Authors
Awang, Hafizuddin; Shamsudin, Amal; Manut, Nurhayati Mardiah; Mohd, Rokiah; Nasir, Nazrila Hairizan; Rashid, Nik Rubiah Nik Abdul
- Abstract
Background: Adolescent-friendly health services are important for improving young people's health. The Ministry of Health Malaysia introduced the national best practices for adolescent-friendly health services in 2018 to strengthen the provision of healthcare services to adolescents. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of public health clinics that provided adolescent-friendly health services and to identify the clinic characteristics suitable for the provision of adolescent-friendly health services. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study through clinics assessment was conducted in all states in Malaysia. The clinics assessments were conducted in accordance to the recently introduced Malaysian best practice of adolescent-friendly health service. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analysis were employed for data analysis. Result: Out of 38 clinics, 89.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.79, 0.99) or 34 clinics can be regarded as adolescent-friendly clinics. The study highlighted the ideal settings for adolescent-friendly health services delivery points to facilitate policy makers in improving the current settings of health facilities. Among the significant clinic characteristics related with increment of clinics' adolescent-friendliness level were the availability of highly-trained healthcare providers in adolescent health management; availability of dedicated space for adolescents in clinic; and availability of promotional activities to promote adolescent health services to adolescents and community. Conclusion: This study provided important insight for the Ministry of Health to strengthen the provision of adolescent-friendly health services in Malaysia.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; MEDICAL care for teenagers; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; PUBLIC health; CLINICS; REGRESSION analysis; PRIMARY health care; MEDICAL protocols; ADOLESCENT health; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; POLICY sciences; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
International Journal of Public Health & Clinical Sciences (IJPHCS), 2022, Vol 9, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
2289-7577
- Publication type
Article