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ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES Figure 34
Number of New Antenatal Cases Age Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) among adolescent
Adolescent Health Programme was established in 1996 as one of the expanded scope of Family
Health Development Division (FHDD). This program aims to develop and strengthen health services girls 15 to 19 years
for the adolescent population. In 2017, the total adolescent population (10-19 years) is 5,452,400 or
17 per cent of Malaysia’s population. A total of 366,377 (6.68 per cent) of the adolescent population
were screened (Figure 32).

Figure 32
Number of Adolescent Population (10-19 years) Screened, Malaysia 2012 to 2017

10.00% 7.10% 6.68% 7.47% 6.78% 6.68%
% Adolescent Screened 5.00% 4.20% 5.60%

0.00%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
% Year 4.20% 5.60% 7.10% 6.68% 7.47% 6.78% 6.68%
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia, 2016

Source: Health Informatics Centre, MoH (2012-2017) , **Preliminary Data 2017 The issue of teenage pregnancy was brought up in multiple national level platforms such as the
National Social Council; State Ministers/Chief Ministers Meetings chaired by Deputy Prime Minister
Among those screened, majority had nutrition problems 35,034 (9.56 per cent) followed by risky as well as 240 Council of Rulers Conference. DYMM Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris
th
behaviours 12,584 (3.43 per cent), physical problems 5,191 (1.41 per cent), sexual reproductive health Shah officiated the Ministry of Health launch of the ‘Generasiku Sayang’ Programme (GKS) in 2015,
(SRH) 4,499 (1.22 per cent) and mental health problems 3,491 (0.95 per cent). an initiative to create awareness and commitment among the public and relevant agencies to work
together in addressing the issue of teenage pregnancy.
SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Figure 33 shows a decreasing trend of new antenatal cases among adolescents registered at Currently, Johor and Kelantan have established the ‘Pusat Generasiku Sayang’, while Sarawak has
government primary health care facilities from 18,847 (2012) to 11,024 (2017). The Age Specific Fertility developed ‘One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee’ (OSTPC). Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak,
Rate (ASFR) among adolescent girls 15-19 years has also declined from 28/1000 girls (1992) to 10/1000 Pahang, Selangor, Melaka and Sabah have integrated the GKS concept in existing institutions under
(2016) as in Figure 34 This decline reflects the efforts that have been done by various stakeholders the Social Welfare Department or private NGOs.
in dealing with teenage pregnancy.
In 2017 a second national video competition was held to tap the young minds on SRH related matters.
Figure 33 This topic was divided into 3 scopes, in which 70.5 per cent submissions were on Cybersex; 22.4 per
Number of New Antenatal Cases Among Adolescents (10-19 years) registered at MoH cent were on Gender and Sexuality and 16.3 per cent were on Reproductive Health. The winning videos
Primary Health Care Facilities Malaysia, 2012 to 2017 were uploaded and shared in MoH websites, FHDD Youtube channel and Facebook page. MoH has
established a National Technical Committee on Adolescent Health chaired by Deputy Director General
Public Health to monitor implementation of the National Adolescent Health Policy and Plan of Action
2016-2020 (NAHPOA).

ADULT HEALTH SERVICES
Health services for adult since 2009 focus on comprehensive and tailored health risk screening for
earlier detection of diseases and risk factors to facilitate earlier treatment and intervention. Health
screening is implemented in every health clinic and the target for this activity has been set at 5 percent
of all total adult population aged 20-59 years. Coverage for screening activity for 2017 is currently still
below target at 4.7 per cent for women and 3.6 per cent for adult male. Figures 35 and 36 describe
Source: Family Health Development Division, MOH (2012-2017) the health risks detected in men and women respectively for the past 3 years.

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