The Effect of Health Education Program by Applying Protection Motivation Theory and Social Support Theory for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention among Muttayomsuksa 5 student in a school, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

This quasi-experiment reseach was aimed to evaluate the effects of health education program by Protection Motivation Theory and social support application for adolescent pregnancy prevention among Muttayomsuksa 5 in a school, Khon Kaen Province. . There were 40 subjects in each group an experimental and a comparison groups. The experimental group received the health education program that composed of training by using walk rally, role play, role model, group discussion, video media and Buddhist sermon for beverage solving main outcomes were measured on variables to take measurement on knowledge, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, response-efficacy, practicing behavior, social support for adolescent pregnancy prevention. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Paired Samples T-Test, Independent Samples T-Test and ANCOVA analysis at 95% confident interval. The data were analyzed within and between groups at 0.05 level of significance.
The main results found that after implementation the mean scores of knowledge, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, response-efficacy and practicing behavior in experimental group had higher than before implementation and higher than the comparison group (p-value < 0.05) . Accepting social support after implementation in the experimental group had no significant higher than before implementation and higher than comparison group (p-value > 0.05)