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Population, human capital and development: the Malaysia experience
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: Like other countries in East and Southeast Asia, Malaysia has undergone a rapid demographic transition to low fertility. This has meant a growing share of the economically active population that will eventually peak as ageing becomes more pronounced. The potential increase in the labor...[Read More]
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The role of human capital in Malaysia's economic development
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of human capital on economic development using Malaysia as an example. The evidence shows that Malaysia’s economic growth among the upper middle income countries has been driven considerably by resource exports. The country has not demonstrated strong...[Read More]
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Family-based on drug abuse prevention: know your child programme
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Drug Prevention Program from family perceptive. The respondents was the participants who attended the Know your Child (Kenali Anak Kita) Drug prevention program and sampled by convinence in all the six zones in Malaysia. The aim of...[Read More]
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Kajian keseimbangan kerjaya dan keluarga
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: The main objective of this study is to investigate the time arrangement between career and family among working peoples. This study leads to identifying the trend of work and family life balance in today’s families. As the result of this study, average time spent by respondent on...[Read More]
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Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent youth sexual and reproductive health in Peninsular Malaysia
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: This study shows that over the last 10 years, youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) had raised a lot of concern on the national agenda. According to the statistics, age at first sexual intercourse to be as early as 9-10 years for both male and female adolescents (The Youth...[Read More]
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Future study- understanding the puzzling trend of high birth rate among contraceptive users in Malaysia: A case study from Malaysian Population and Family Survey, 2004
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: In 1957-1966, Family Planning Association has pioneering the family planning services in most of the states of Malaysia. At that time, the family planning services were mostly available only in urban areas (NPFDB: Kuala Lumpur, Report on Malaysian Population and Family Survey, 1974)....[Read More]
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Antara dua dunia: memahami pengalaman hidup transeksual
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: This study aims to understand the life experiences of transexual people. Researchers used a semi -structured interview method to obtain the required information. A total of three (3) male to female transexual respondents in their 30s, 40s and 50s were involved in this study. The data...[Read More]
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Loneliness among older Malaysians
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: Loneliness is a prevalent issue among older persons and it is an important indicator of their subjective well-being. Persistent loneliness or extreme cases of loneliness may lead to higher risks of psychological disorder, mental health problems, depression or suicide. Family support is...[Read More]
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Population and development linkages
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: Demographic factors remain very important in the overall development equation, but the meaning of development remains contested, the increasing inequality in many countries’ income distribution provides a fundamental challenge to current economic systems, and the sustainability of what...[Read More]
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Determinants of divorce among women in Peninsular Malaysia
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2014
Abstract: Many studies concerning divorce had been conducted especially in the West to investigate the pattern of divorce as well factors that that are related to divorce. However, there is not much research work on divorce in Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the...[Read More]
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