Predictors of Preventing Sexual Risk Behaviors among Female Teenagers Studying in Lower Secondary School

Abstract

                The research this correlation predictive research. This purpose was to study sexual risk prevention behaviors and predictors of preventing sexual risk behavior among female early adolescents. Nine-eight junior high school students aged 12-16 years were recruited by stratified random from Bangkhla district, Chachoengsao province. Data were collected from May to June 2016. Research instrument were sexual risk prevention behaviors, parental monitoring, knowledge preventing sexual risk behaviors, attitude towards preventing sexual risk behavior and self-efficacy in preventing sexual risk. Reliability of this questionnaires were .72, .73, .73, .79 and .84 respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Hierarchical regression analysis. Result revealed that the mean score of sexual risk prevention behaviors were 4.93 (SD. = 1.44). The predictor of preventing sexual risk behaviors were attitude towards preventing sexual risk behaviors and self-efficacy to preventing sexual risk behaviors, together accounted for 44.8% of the variance (R² = .448, F_change = 7.746; p <.01). The results of this study suggest that nurses should promote attitude towards preventing sexual risk behaviors and self-efficacy to protect female early adolescents from the sexual risk behaviors.