The Relationship between Family Factors and Health Literacy of Adolescence Pregnancy Prevention among Teenagers in Pa O Don Chai Sub-district, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province.
Keywords:
family function, health literacy, adolescence pregnancy preventionAbstract
The descriptive research design aimed to examine the relationships between family structure, family function and health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention. The sample were 70 adolescents, randomly selected by proportion of each village. The research instruments were questionnaires of personal factors, family function, and health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention. Reliability was established and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were .89 and .81-.89 respectively. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and Pearson’s correlation. The results revealed that:
1. The most of family structure were two generation family (43.70%). The overall of family function was at a fair level ( = 3.22, S.D. = 1.12) and the overall of health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention was at a good level (
= 116.54 S.D. = 12.20).
2. The relationship between family structure and health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention was statistically significant (x2 = 29.815, p<.05).
3. The relationship between family functions in problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, general function, and family functions in overall and health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention were positively statistically significant (r = .315, .462, .331, .347, .400 and .404 respectively, p<.01). From the results of this study, the relevant agencies should promote family functioning and support family to participate in health literacy of adolescence pregnancy prevention development.
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