NATIONAL POPULATION AND
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BOARD,
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA’S WAY FORWARD ON EMPOWERING THE FAMILY
AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH AND SOCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
World Family Summit 2015, Cairo, Egypt
10-12 December 2015
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
1. MALAYSIA - INTRODUCTION
 Population At A Glance
 Improving Wellbeing For All
2. INSIGHT FROM MALAYSIA’S 5TH POPULATION AND FAMILY SURVEY 2014 ON
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
 Adolescent Sexual Behaviours
 Risks and Protective Factors Affecting Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health
3. POLICY AND PROGRAMMES ON ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
 Policy On Adolescent Reproductive Health And Social Education (PEKERTI)
 PEKERTI Programmes
4. WAY FORWARD: EMPOWERING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH FAMILY
WELLBEING INDICATOR PARAMETERS IN COMMUNITIES
 7 Domains of Family Wellbeing Indicators
 Formation of Family Champions For Family and Community Empowerment
 Family Impact Assessment
Population (2010)
: 28.3 million
Population estimated
(2015)
: 31.3 million
Age Distribution (2010)
0-14 years
: 27.6% (7.8 million)
15-24 years
: 20.2% (5.7 million)
25-59 years
: 44.5% (12.6 million)
60-74 years
: 6.0%
75+
: 1.7% (0.48 million)
(1.7 million)
Sex Distribution
Male
: 51.4%
Female
: 48.6%
Population growth rate
(2000-2010)
: 2.0%
Source:
Median age (2010)
: 26.2 years
Population Projection Malaysia 2010-2040 ,
Department of Statistic Malaysia
Note: Statistics Department, Malaysia
Median age **(2012)
: 27.1 years
Urban population (2010)
: 71%
Rural population (2010)
: 29%
Population Density
: 86 persons/sq km
Life Expectancy (2010)e
Male
: 71.9years
Female
: 77 years
Under Five Mortality
(2011)p
: 8.1/1000 live
births
Maternal Mortality Rate
(2010)p
: 26.1/100,000 live
births
*Female labor force
participation rate (2010)
: 46.1%
*Unemployment rate
(2010)
: 3.4%
Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristic Report 2010
p Preliminary Figures : Vital Statistics 2010
e Estimated : Statistics Department, Malaysia
* Labor Force Survey 2010 (Department of Statistics, Malaysia)
Vital statistics 2011, Department of Statis
Source:
Mean age at first marriage
2000
Source:
Population Distribution and Basic Demographic
Characteristic Report 2010
e Estimated :
Statistics Department, Malaysia Preliminary
Count Report, Population and Housing Census,
Malaysia, 2010
* Malaysia Population and Family Survey 2004
28.6 (Male)
25.1 (Female)
2010
28.0 (Male)
25.7 (Female)
Total Fertility Rate (2010)
2.2
Total Fertility Rate (2011)
2.1
Nuclear family (2004)*
69.3% (Pen. Malaysia)
65.8% (Sabah)
61.6% (Sarawak)
Average household size
4.62 (2000)
4.31 (2010)
MALAYSIA
ELEVENTH MALAYSIA
PLAN2016-2020
ANCHORING GROWTH ON PEOPLE
MALAYSIA’S 5TH POPULATION AND
FAMILY SURVEY 2014
 44.8 percent of them know about any method of
family planning.
 35.3 percent of adolescents been exposed to
pornographic material. The age group 18 to 24
years higher percentage exposure to pornographic
materials (42.8%) than age group 13 to 17 years
(29.9%). The main source of the pornographic
material was obtained from the Internet (60.8%),
telephone (35.0%), VCD / DVD (20.0%) and printed
materials (10.7%).
 There about 4.8 per cent had ever do premarital
intercourse. Only 35.1 per cent among them had
used any contraceptive method .
 Among adolescent who have had sex, it was
found that 11.3 percent of girls have been pregnant.
The majority of pregnancies ending with live births
(60.8%), miscarriage (31.1%), abortion (24.1%),
pregnancy (9.0%) and still birth (8.5%).
RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENT
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN MALAYSIA
BOYS
OLDER AGE
OUT OF EDUCATION
NOT LIVING WITH PARENT
HAVE HAD DIVORCE PARENT
RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENT
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN MALAYSIA
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
TOWARDS SRH
INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
RISKY LIFESTYLE
RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENT
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN MALAYSIA
INVOLVED IN SEXUAL CRIME
NO SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS
HIGH ACCESSIBILITY TO
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENT
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN MALAYSIA
FAMILY RULES
FAMILY COMMUNICATION AND
CONNECTEDNESS
POSITIVE SUPPORT FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD
INFORMATION FROM PRINTED
MATERIAL
HIGH KNOWLEDGE ON SRH
NATIONAL POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND
SOCIAL EDUCATION (PEKERTI)
Thesetting/issues
Policy response
• Problems of youth • National Reproductive
sexuality and RH
Health and Social
Education Policy in
• Drug addiction
2009, aims to
• HIV/AIDS
empower adolescents
• Erosionof
with knowledge and
parental guidance
positive attitudes
• Negative
towards social and
influence of social
reproductive health.
media
Impact
• 2011-Implement of
Reproductive Health
and Social Education
(RHSE) in the National
Service Training
Curriculum (PLKN)
PEKERTI@PLKN
• 2012- PEKERTI@SEKOLAH
• The Government of
Malaysia has established
thirteen youth-friendly
adolescent centres
known askafe@TEEN
ADOLESCENT CENTRE
Objective
To serve as adolescent centre which
operated by peer educators offering
programmes on managing adolescent
health in physical, mental and social
aspect with focus on reproductive health.
Services
• Adolescent Reproductive Health Clinic
• Counseling
• Adolescent Psychosexual Programmes :
- Teen Chat
- Teen Talk
- Seminar/ Forum
kafe@TEEN
in
-Pulau Pinang
- Kuala Lumpur
- N. Sembilan
- Kelantan
- Johor
states
-UTC Pudu Sentral
- Mini UTC Keramat
- UTC Kuantan
- UTC Melaka
- UTC Sabah
- UTC Kedah
- UTC Johor
PEKERTI PROGRAMMES
PEKERTI@SCHOOLS
• Students at Standard 6 (12 years old) and Form 3 (15 years old)
PEKERTI@NATIONAL SERVICES
• Adolescent age 18 years old
PEKERTI@TEACHING INSTITUTIONS
• Lecturers and trainee teachers
PEKERTI@COMMUNITIES
• Teenagers in communities, teenagers living in institutions, parents
and communities leaders
PEKERTI EDUCATIONAL MODULES
“I’M IN CONTROLL”
I’M IN CONTROL MODULE FOR TEENAGERS
• OBJECTIVE : To educate teenagers on knowledge and skills on reproductive health and living a healthy
lifestyle.
I’M IN CONTROL MODULES FOR PARENTS
• OBJECTIVE : To educate the parents on communication skills with their teenagers on reproductive health
and social education.
I’M IN CONTROLL MODULE FOR BOY
• OBJECTIVE: To educate the boys with knowledge and awareness on gender and reproductive health
education.
VIDEO ANIMATION ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SOCIAL EDUCATION “LOVING
SARAH”
• OBJECTIVE : To educate teenagers on awareness on reproductive health and skills on assertive
communication to negative influences.
STRENGTHENING
FAMILY
INSTITUTION
• Promoting parenting courses in the workplaces.
• Introduce family education in formal education.
• Flexible working arrangement.
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STRATEGIES
STRENGTHEN
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT SYSTEM
• Reproductive health education to be expanded in
school curriculum.
• Nurse educators giving consultation services in school.
• Reproductive health education as a live long education.
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ACTIVITIES
EMPOWERING
FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY
• Local Authority and community role to be enhanced.
• Community to act as protector to adolescent in order to
prevent them to be involved in social ills and crime..
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FAMILY WELLBEING INDEX 2011
Family relations
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100.0
Housing &
environment
Family economy
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
Family &
religion
Family & community
Family Wellbeing
Index
Domain
score
Family health
Family & safety
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
EMPOWERMENT MECHANISM
NPFDB/ LPPKN
AND
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
LOCAL
AUTHORITIE
S
NATIONA
L SOCIAL
COUNCIL
RESIDENCE
ASSOCIATIONS AND
OTHER EXISTING
LOCAL COMMUNITY
COMMITTEES
Reporting
MINISTRIES
Monitoring
Case Management
Reporting
Reporting
Training of Trainers
Family Champions
Training of
Trainers
Care
Training
Families
Training
Funding/
CSR/ Social
Innovation
CORPORATE
S, PRIVATES
SECTOR
NGOs
VOLUNTEER
S
ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AS
FAMILY CHAMPIONS
Developed Responsibilities according to 7 Domains
of Family Wellbeing Indicators (IKK)
FAMILY ASSOCIATES
(Existing Local
Community Committees)
FAMILY CHAMPION
QUICKS WIN PROGRAMMES,
TOT, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
AND INNOVATION
RESSIDENCE ASSOCIATION
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT CHAMPION
MY BEAUTIFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD
NGOs AND VOLUNTEERS
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CHAMPION
SOCIAL CLINIC, KAFE@TEEN
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
FAMILY ECONOMY CHAMPION
MAMACARE, SMARTBELANJA
TEACHERS AND PARENTS
ASSOCIATIONS
HEALTHY COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
SURVEILANNCE TEAM
FAMILY RELATION CHAMPION
PEKERTI@KOMUNITI &
PARENTING@WORK
FAMILY HEALTH CHAMPION
HEALTHY COMMUNITY CLUB
FAMILY SAFETY CHAMPION
FAMILY ON ALERT
PROGRAMME
RELIGIOUS BODIES
FAMILY SPIRITUALITY CHAMPION
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
SERVICES CENTRES
BENCHMARK
ESTABLISHMENT OF “FAMILY FOCAL POINT” AT
MINISTERIES AND STATE’S GOVERNMENT OFFICES
FAMILY FRIENDLY
POLICIES
NATIONAL
FAMILY MONTH
(NOVEMBER)
FAMILY
WELLBEING
INDICATORS
FAMILY IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
FLEXIBLE
WORKING
ARRANGEMENT
FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY
EMPOWERMENT
FAMILY
FOCALPOINT
EMPOWERMENT
AREAS
TRAINING
PROGRAMMES