Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia

Power works differently in different society. The norms in the cultural setting show that men play dominant and highly influential role particularly in family decision making. Although the issue of decision making in the family is crucial, the studies on this subject remain limited, particularly in...

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Main Authors:	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas, Makmor, Tumin, Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AENSI Journals 2015
Subjects:	GT Manners and customs HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HT Communities. Classes. Races
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/1/Sexual_and_Reproductive_Health_-_17-21_-_published_version.pdf

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spelling	iium-481222016-07-18T08:04:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/ Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas Makmor, Tumin Zahari, Rustam Khairi GT Manners and customs HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HT Communities. Classes. Races Power works differently in different society. The norms in the cultural setting show that men play dominant and highly influential role particularly in family decision making. Although the issue of decision making in the family is crucial, the studies on this subject remain limited, particularly in Malaysia. Studies in developing countries indicated that power is perceived as control over one's partner and the ability to make decisions. Objectives: This paper explores the decision making power over women‟s sexual and reproductive health rights in Malaysia using the person who influence the decision making process as the proxy. Results: Based on the findings, generally there is not much difference between races in terms of decision making on sexual and reproductive health rights in Malaysia. Conclusion: In terms of societal settings, this study has shown that Malaysian women with the moderate societal setting, have equal right in decision making towards sexual and reproductive health issues. AENSI Journals 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/1/Sexual_and_Reproductive_Health_-_17-21_-_published_version.pdf Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas and Makmor, Tumin and Zahari, Rustam Khairi (2015) Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9 (23). pp. 17-21. ISSN 1995-0756 E-ISSN 1998-1066 http://www.aensiweb.com/AEB/
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topic	GT Manners and customs HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HT Communities. Classes. Races
spellingShingle	GT Manners and customs HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HT Communities. Classes. Races Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas Makmor, Tumin Zahari, Rustam Khairi Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
description	Power works differently in different society. The norms in the cultural setting show that men play dominant and highly influential role particularly in family decision making. Although the issue of decision making in the family is crucial, the studies on this subject remain limited, particularly in Malaysia. Studies in developing countries indicated that power is perceived as control over one's partner and the ability to make decisions. Objectives: This paper explores the decision making power over women‟s sexual and reproductive health rights in Malaysia using the person who influence the decision making process as the proxy. Results: Based on the findings, generally there is not much difference between races in terms of decision making on sexual and reproductive health rights in Malaysia. Conclusion: In terms of societal settings, this study has shown that Malaysian women with the moderate societal setting, have equal right in decision making towards sexual and reproductive health issues.
format	Article
author	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas Makmor, Tumin Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_facet	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Salehud-din, Nur Intan Shaffinas Makmor, Tumin Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_sort	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
title	Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
title_short	Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
title_full	Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia
title_sort	sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in malaysia
publisher	AENSI Journals
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48122/1/Sexual_and_Reproductive_Health_-_17-21_-_published_version.pdf
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Sexual and reproductive health rights: comparing ethnic groups in Malaysia

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