The Development of Prevention’s Model to Repeated Pregnancy among Adolescent Mothers of Chiang Yuen Hospital, Maha Sarakham Province

Abstract

Purpose : To study the development of Prevention's Model to repeated pregnancy among adolescent mothers of Chiang Yuen Hospital, Maha Sarakham province for suitable

Study design : Action research.

Materials and Methods : The target group was adolescents who gave birth at Chiang Yun Hospital, divided into 2 groups: (1) a group used for process development consisting of 16 individuals, and (2) a group used for data collection comprising 33 individuals. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean values, and standard deviations. A paired t-test was conducted with a significance level set at .05, and content analysis was performed.

Main findings : The development of Prevention's Model to repeated pregnancy among adolescent mothers of Chiang Yuen Hospital, Maha Sarakham province. Consists of steps including value, knowledge, family, awareness and survival skills. After development, it was found that the target groups had a difference in the mean scores of their knowledge in preventing repeated pregnancies, attitudes towards prevention of repeat pregnancy, behaviors to prevent repeat pregnancy and satisfaction in receiving services was higher than before the experiment with a statistical significance of .05

Conclusion and recommendations : This study indicates that the model is effective and should be trailed in other areas to maximize its benefits.