Effects of Life Assets Development Program by Using Participatory learning on Pregnancy Preventive Behaviors in Teenages, Na Chaluai District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to assess the effects of life assets development program by using participatory learning on pregnancy preventive behaviors in teenage. The samples were 31 female students who were studying at grade 2 in the academic year 2021 in Nachaluai district, Ubonratchathani province, selected by simple random sampling. They were divided into the experimental (16) and the comparative (15) groups. The research instruments included: (1) the life assets development program using participatory learning which was developed based on life assets of Suriyadew Trepati which consist 5 powers including personal image power, family power, wisdom building power, peer power and activities and community power (for 6-week duration); and (2) pregnancy preventive behaviors questionnaires. Content validity index was 1.00 and the reliability was 0.82. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann-Whitney U Test. The results revealed that after attending the program, pregnancy preventive behaviors of the experimental group were significantly higher than before attending the program; and also higher than those of the comparative group (p<0.05).