The effects of a sexual health literacy enhancement program on cervical cancer prevention behaviors related to human papillomavirus infection among upper primary school female students in Yasothon Province
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Sexual health literacy promotion program, cervical cancer prevention behaviors from human papillomavirus infection, female upper primary school studentsAbstract
This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a sexual health literacy promotion program on preventive behaviors for cervical cancer among female upper primary school students in Yasothon Province. The sample size was determined using power analysis, yielding 82 participants, with 41 students in the experimental group and 41 in the comparison group. The intervention consisted of a 12-week structured sexual health literacy promotion program.
Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics, including paired t-test and independent samples t-test.
The results showed that after the intervention, the experimental group had significantly higher mean scores in sexual health literacy, including knowledge and understanding, access to health information and services, communication skills, self-management, media literacy, and decision-making skills (p < 0.05). Preventive behaviors for cervical cancer were also significantly improved. Additionally, the post-intervention mean scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the comparison group (p < 0.05).
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