Effect of a Mobile Application to Promote Sexual Health Literacy on Knowledge, Attitudes, Decision-Making, and Unwanted Pregnancy Prevention Behavior Among Female Adolescents
Keywords:
Female adolescent, Mobile application, Sexual health literacy, Unwanted pregnancy preventionAbstract
Promoting sexual health literacy is crucial for promoting appropriate sexual behavior and reducing the problem of unwanted adolescent pregnancy. This study was a randomized control trial aiming to examine the effect of a mobile application to promote sexual health literacy on knowledge, attitudes, decision-making, and unwanted pregnancy prevention behavior among female adolescents. Adolescent health literacy was applied as the framework for studying through the mobile application program. The sample consisted of eighty female secondary school students in the academic year 2022 in Chiang Rai Province, who were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 40) or a control (n = 40) group. The experimental group received a mobile application to enhance sexual health literacy, whereas the control group received a pamphlet. A questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge, attitudes, decision-making, and unwanted pregnancy prevention behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, paired t-test, and independent t-test.
The results showed that the mean scores for knowledge, decision-making, and unwanted pregnancy prevention behavior in the experimental group were statistically significantly higher than those before participating in the program (p < .001) and were statistically significantly higher than those of the control group (p < .001).
The findings of this study indicate that employing the technology of a mobile application can boost understanding, good decision-making, and appropriate unwanted pregnancy prevention behavior among female adolescents.
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