Surangrat Khosittanasarn. The effectiveness of sex education program on prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students in Nakhonrachasima. Master's Degree(Health Education and Behavioral Sciences). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009-06-30.
The effectiveness of sex education program on prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students in Nakhonrachasima
Abstract:
Adolescence is a stage of change in sexual development. An increase in sex hormone levels helps mature the reproductive system. Consequently, this will raise interest in the opposite sex as well as the growth of libido, and finally, a natural desire for sexual intercourse. This research is a quasi-experimental study using Solomon four groups design. The objective was to study the effectiveness of sex education program on prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students in Nakhonrachasima using an empowerment model. The participants consisted of 120 grade 8 female students of a school in
Nakhonrachasima and they were divided into 4 groups each with 30 students. Two experimental groups received an intervention program and two control groups received a regular education program. Pretest was done in the experimental group 1 and the control group 1. Posttest was done 4 weeks after the initiation of the program in all 4 groups. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square, Students t-test, Paired sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that after the experiment, the experimental group 1 had significantly higher levels of knowledge about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, attitudes towards sexual behavior, self-efficacy in prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors, self-esteem, and sexual behaviors than before the experiment and than the control group. However, the difference of the mean scores of sexual behavior in all 4 groups was not statistically significant. The sex education program using the empowerment model was effective in preventing undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students. For further studies the random sample method should be used."