The effect of health promotion program on sexually transmitted infections preventive behavior among high school students with gender diversity in Samut Prakan Province
Keywords:
Gender diversity, Preventive behavior, Sexually transmitted diseasesAbstract
This quasi-experimental research, one-group pretest-posttest design aimed to study the effectiveness of the health promotion program on sexually transmitted infections preventive behavior among high school students with gender diversity in Samut Prakan Province. The study comprised a total of 33 participants. The sample group received a program containing activities applying the theory of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to preventing sexually transmitted infections for 6 weeks. The Data were collected using the questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Paired t-test with a significance at level 0.05.
The results found that after participating in the program, the sample had a higher average score of knowledge, attitudes, and prevention in sexually transmitted diseases behavior than that before participating in the program, with statistically significant (p-value < 0.001). The results showed that the health promotion program on sexually transmitted infections preventive behavior provided knowledge and understanding on preventing sexually transmitted diseases for high school students of different genders and had better behaviors to promote the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, educational institutions or related agencies can apply the programs' methods appropriately, according to the context of the area, to reduce the health impact of sexually transmitted diseases.
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