contraceptives Archives

26 May 2023

NHMS Survey: One-Third Of Sexually Experienced Malaysian Teens Had Sex Before Turning 14

MOH's NHMS 2022 survey shows that one-third of Malaysian teens aged 13 to 17 who have ever had sex engaged in sexual activity before turning 14. Three quarters are sexually active, 88% don't use condoms/ any birth control, and 11% have multiple sexual partners. The age of consent for sex is 16.

3 October 2022

Malaysia

Islam Permits Contraceptives, SIS Cites Quran’s ‘Silence’ On Birth Control

Sisters in Islam says the Quran’s general “silence” about birth control or contraceptives has been interpreted by Islamic scholars as not prohibiting family planning.

20 May 2022

Malaysia

Azalina: Protect, Not Punish Women And Girls With Unintended Pregnancies

Azalina Othman Said says Malaysia’s restrictive abortion-related law under the Penal Code disproportionately burdens rape victims who fall pregnant, creating "unimaginable harm".

11 March 2021

World

Millions Of Women Deprived Of Contraception In Pandemic: UNFPA

UNPFA found that a loss of family planning services for around three months had likely led to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.

11 December 2020

Letter

Making Sense Of Malaysia’s Contraceptive Prevalence Rate — Dr John Teo

Malaysia's contraceptive prevalence rate data of 50% is only from married women; there is no data from single women.

8 December 2020

Malaysia

Half Of Malaysian Women Use Contraception: Deputy Minister

Penang recorded the lowest total fertility rate, while the highest rates were reported in Kelantan and Terengganu.

4 May 2020

Letter

Covid-19 And Unplanned Pregnancies: The Silent Pandemic — Dr John Teo

Unplanned pregnancies add significantly to the economic difficulty in many families that are already in dire straits with the Covid-19 pandemic.

14 October 2019

Letter

Budget 2020 And Family Planning — Dr John Teo

The gynaecologist says 40% of all pregnancies are unintended.

25 September 2019

Malaysia

Health Ministry Denies Forcing Birth Control Onto Orang Asli Women

No woman interviewed by the investigating committee said family planning was aimed at limiting the Orang Asli population.

16 July 2019

Malaysia

UN Agency: Disclose MOH Probe On Orang Asli Birth Control

UNFPA says family planning must be "rights-based at all times".

Tag: contraceptives

NHMS Survey: One-Third Of Sexually Experienced Malaysian Teens Had Sex Before Turning 14

Islam Permits Contraceptives, SIS Cites Quran’s ‘Silence’ On Birth Control

Azalina: Protect, Not Punish Women And Girls With Unintended Pregnancies

Millions Of Women Deprived Of Contraception In Pandemic: UNFPA

Making Sense Of Malaysia’s Contraceptive Prevalence Rate — Dr John Teo

Half Of Malaysian Women Use Contraception: Deputy Minister

Covid-19 And Unplanned Pregnancies: The Silent Pandemic — Dr John Teo

Budget 2020 And Family Planning — Dr John Teo

Health Ministry Denies Forcing Birth Control Onto Orang Asli Women

UN Agency: Disclose MOH Probe On Orang Asli Birth Control

Landmark UN Report Highlights Malaysia’s Mandatory Death Penalty Abolition For Drug Offences

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

At Selayang Hospital’s Understaffed Emergency Department, Doctors Allege Abuse By Patients’ Relatives

The Suffering Family Medical Practitioner — Dr Sng Kim Hock