Model Development for teenage pregnancy prevention

Abstract

Increasingly, the problem of teenage pregnancy has been present in several regions of Thailand including Phichit province. The causes and related factors are objected to be identified. Consequently, the means of pregnancy prevention for the Phichit teenagers could be developed and the efficiency trial was undertaken. The research and development were designed for studies with 3 student groups including the high school, college and non-formal education. There were four steps of the investigation that firstly, the causes and factors affecting the problem were observed together with the obstacles for the pregnancy prevention. The data were collected by using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Secondly, the model for preventing teenage pregnancy was developed and the trials were provided with the above 3 student ones for the third. Lastly, the efficacy was evaluated. It was present that the causes and the related factors affecting the teenage pregnancy ad well as the obstacles for the implementation of pregnancy prevention were verified. They were happened due to the negative conditions from several circumstances such as family life-being impact, surrounding social media, control management of education places and own self teenagers. It is concluded that the practical model for pregnancy prevention in Phichit teenage requires a cooperation of 3 institutes such as family, school and community through learning system namely, Teenage focused: Health and Education Approach. The working staffs must be formulated as a team with their sincerity in remedy. The cooperation is assigned by the whole 3 units as follows. 1. Family based: a family performance must basically be complete in cope with the management and administration of timing, loving and carefulness regularly. The good idols are present with their abilities to give any advice or suggestions and the skills to teach children how to strengthen their own living. 2. School based: It is defined as the role of the school administration system for instance, keeping the good image, making skill addition, giving any advice or suggestions. The risky student group is screened for the additional teaching and training courses besides the normal education provision. Such activities would contribute the student to know how to strengthen their living as immune developed in the body. The skill is developed for taking care of environment within the school. There are also the other activities beneficial to the students i.e. information media promotion in school, good free-time arrangement, some recreations. The policy for child problem management should be established clearly. Additionally, cooperation with nursing may encourage the detection and protection procedures. 3. Community based: The community has also a role for the regulation including good example consideration, carefulness, strictness, dormitory rule and social law. By the way, the teenager control development must be established emphasizing on the promotion of their immune addition. It can be operated by an increase in living skill, better attitude creation, good thinking and looking changes, higher awareness, own self love and gratify. On the other hand, the practice not corresponding and not following to her friends must be strictly employed. Subsequently, understanding on pregnant prevention is made while as continuously consistent learning has to be followed. The research and development were conducted using the participatory action research procedure. It is a way for the development of pregnant prevention method for the teenagers. The research was carried out following to the process of the potential development of the teenager both the technical and mental conditions. There was the participation on research activity and execution, learning regulation group, encouragement among students, teachers and general researchers as an immense solution. Apart from the mention method of unplanned teenage pregnancy prevention, strengthen and learning development of the teenagers were also achieved. The participation of the procedure development is made so that permanent solution and expansion of research and development occur continuously.