Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi experimental study was to examine the effect of a sexual communication skill development program by peer leaders to prevent sexual risk behavior among early female adolescents. The sample included mattayomsuksa students from 2 schools in Chiangmai Province. One group was the experimental group with 33 female students, and the other was selected as the comparison group with 35 female students. This study was conducted over a period of 14 weeks with an intervention period of 5 weeks and a follow up periods of 9 weeks.Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, paired t-test, ANCOVA and Repeated Measure one way ANOVA. The result indicated that, after intervention and follow up period, the experimental group had significantly higher mean score of knowledge, self efficacy in affirming opinion, refusing and negotiation in order to avoid sexual risk behaviors (pvalue<. 05). At the follow up, the experimental group had a different mean score of prevention sexual risk behaviors when compared to before experiment, but it did not differ when compared to comparison group (p-value >.05).In addition, the experimental group had significant higher mean score of knowledge than the comparison group (p-value<.001). A sexual communication skill development program by peer leaders to prevent sexual risk behavior among early female adolescents had some effect on increasing knowledge and self efficacy in affirming opinion, refusing and negotiation in order to avoid sexual risk behaviors and prevention of sexual risk behaviors.