Utilizing Health Literacy Model to Prevent Unwanted Pregnancy among Adolescents in Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the model of health literacy about pregnant problems of teenagers Srikhoraphum District, Surin Province, 2) assesses the health literacy about pregnant prevention of the teenagers Srikhoraphum district, Surin province, and 3) provide suggestions for the health literacy development to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Srikhoraphum district, Surin province. The qualitative data regarding adolescence pregnancy issues and suggested solutions were collected from were 40 adolescents  and stakeholders in Srikhoraphum district through purposive sampling method. The quantitative data on adolescents’ health literacy regarding unintended pregnancy among adolescents were collected from 600 adolescents selected randomly from students of Sikhoraphum Phisai School (202 students) and Sikhoraphum Vocational College (398 students) using the 25 percent of the population for sample size determination. The data were collected using focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, information drawn from workshops, related documents and health literacy assessments. The quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies and percentages while content analyses were used for qualitative data. The results indicated that every components of the health literacy model Literacy were necessary for causal analysis of unintended pregnancy among adolescents. Identification of the specific causes of adolescents’ unintended pregnancies could provide appropriate solutions for the problems. Additionally, the most important factors for adolescent pregnancy prevention were the development of adolescents’ life skills and health Literacy. The study found that the majority of the samples’ health literacy regarding adolescent pregnant prevention were at a low level (64.50%) followed by a moderate level (25.17%). It was suggested from this study that the development of adolescents’ health literacy concerning unintended pregnancy prevention was essential and needed to be promoted among the adolescents.