EFFECT OF INFORMATION MOTIVATION BEHABVIORAL SKILL TO PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM IN EARLY ADOLESCENTS, SURIN PROVINCE

Abstract

The research is quasi-experimental research. The purpose was to examine the effect of

Information Motivation and Behavior skill to pregnancy prevention in early adolescents program on knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and pregnancy prevention behavior. By application of the IMB model, duration of this program was 7 weeks. Sample was 80 first year junior high school student select by simple random sampling. Participants were 40 students in each of the experimental group and comparison group. The research tool were knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy of pregnancy prevention behavior in early adolescents. Data analyzied in term of percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test and Repeated Measure ANOVA.

 Results reveal that the experimental group had greater mean of knowledge and attitude of pregnancy prevention in early adolescents at post-test and follow-up than those at pre-test (p<0.001, p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). Comparison between groups revealed the experimental group had the mean score of knowledge, self-efficacy toward to pregnancy prevention in early adolescents and pregnancy prevention behavior in early adolescents after the experimental and follow-up higher than those of the comparison group, both at statistical significant difference (p<0.001, p=0.009 and p<0.001, respectively) However, no statistical significant difference between group was found on attitude toward pregnancy prevention in early adolescents (p>0.05). The results of the program, could increase knowledge and self-efficacy toward to pregnancy prevention in early adolescents. Therefore, In the future should modify friends and family encouraged to participate in activities to providing appropriate advice and helps reduce the number of pregnancies in adolescents