The Effectiveness of Health Education Program by Applying Life Skills and Social Support in Preventing HIVs Behaviors in Mattayom 2 Students in Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This research is quasi experimental design by pre test-post test static group comparison design aimed to study the effect of the effectiveness of health education program by applying life skills and social support in preventing HIVs behaviors in Mattayom 2 students in Ubon Ratchathani Province. The sample were Mattayom 2 students divided into Multi-Stage Random Sampling, Subjects divided into two groups, the first experimental group were 33 respondents and comparison group were 33 respondents. Period of study: October-December 2016, The experimental group received health education program for 12 weeks. While the comparison group only got normal health education program. Data collected before and after experimental using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation. The researchers used in-group inferential statistics, paired t-test was used for within group comparisons while independent t-test was used for between group comparisons.Statistical significance was assumed at 0.05 level.

The study results showed that after the sampling group was educated, they got better understanding about HIVS, life skills about self-awareness, rational thinking and decision making, communication abilities to prevent HIVs and willingness to take actions preventing aids compared to before joining the program and the comparison result was at the level of 0.01 significantly difference               (P-value<0.01)

In conclusion, the Health Education program with the application of life skills, combined with social support in preventing HIVs behaviors in Mattayom 2 school students in Ubon Ratchathani is effective and can be utilized in HIVS preventing behaviors of students at the same level.