The effectiveness of sex education program on prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students in Nakhonrachasima

Abstract

Adolescence is a stage of change in sexual development. An increase in sex hormone levels helps mature the reproductive system. Consequently, this will raise interest in the opposite sex as well as the growth of libido, and finally, a natural desire for sexual intercourse. This research is a quasi-experimental study using Solomon four groups design. The objective was to study the effectiveness of sex education program on prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students in Nakhonrachasima using an empowerment model. The participants consisted of 120 grade 8 female students of a school in Nakhonrachasima and they were divided into 4 groups - each with 30 students. Two experimental groups received an intervention program and two control groups received a regular education program. Pretest was done in the experimental group 1 and the control group 1. Posttest was done 4 weeks after the initiation of the program in all 4 groups. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square, Student's t-test, Paired sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that after the experiment, the experimental group 1 had significantly higher levels of knowledge about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, attitudes towards sexual behavior, self-efficacy in prevention of undesirable sexual behaviors, self-esteem, and sexual behaviors than before the experiment and than the control group. However, the difference of the mean scores of sexual behavior in all 4 groups was not statistically significant. The sex education program using the empowerment model was effective in preventing undesirable sexual behaviors among grade 8 female students. For further studies the random sample method should be used.;"วัยรุ่นเป็นวัยที่อยู่ในช่วงของความเจริญเติบโตจากเด็กไปสู่ผู้ใหญ่พัฒนาการด้านต่าง ๆ จะมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงก้าวหน้าขึ้นทั้งทางด้านร่างกาย จิตใจ สติปัญญา อารมณ์ และสังคม การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่สำคัญที่สุดอย่างหนึ่งก็คือ การเปลี่ยนแปลงของฮอร์โมนเพศ ที่เพิ่มขึ้นทำ ให้ร่างกายมีความพร้อมที่จะสืบพันธุ์ได้และทำให้วัยรุ"