The effects of an educational program on knowledge, attitudes and intentions regarding condom and emergency contraceptive pill use among Thai female university students

Thongnopakun, Saowanee; Pumpaibool, Tepanata; Somrongthong, Ratana

doi:10.1108/jhr-05-2018-033

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“…Although limited in time, this study did show that participating students had positive attitude and awareness toward sexuality as did happen in other research [5,23,25,[29][30][31]. Because more Thai adolescents are becoming sexually active earlier, sex education classes like the one piloted should next target 10-year-old students.…”

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Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Chaiwongroj

Buaraphan

2020

JHR

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PurposeThis study explored the effectiveness of sex education lessons developed for six graders by the local community and experts.Design/methodology/approachThree lesson plans were developed based on a focus group discussion with students, parents, and teachers and then revised based on experts' feedback. The finalized three lessons were taught to 102 sixth graders in three different primary schools. Pre-test and post-test the students' sex education understanding was measured, and a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to measure overall sexual attitude and awareness. The participants engaged in a semi-structured interview after each lesson, supplemented with researchers' notes. Descriptive statistics and t-tests, and the comparative method were used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, respectively.FindingsThe sex education knowledge of participants at the three schools improved significantly (p < 0.01) after completing the learning units. Students also expressed satisfaction with the media, activities, and discussions during these sex education classes. The created learning units improved students' sexual attitude and awareness.Research limitations/implicationsFurther long-term follow-up studies are needed to determine if there is retention of knowledge, attitudes, and awareness.Practical implicationsThere should be more sex education programs at the earlier primary school level, especially in risky regions. Compulsory sex education curriculum in primary schools needs to be adjusted for each school by using a constructivist approach.Originality/valueThis study is unique because it was designed to better fit a specific school’s context and the contents were adapted to be taught by a teacher with minimal training required.

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“…In Thailand, many organizations have tried to increase sex education, but most of these are extra programs or out-of-school curriculum that require many more hours than is normally allocated to the subject [5,11,19,24,25,[28][29][30]. Some of these programs also have the luxury of bringing in experts.…”

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Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Chaiwongroj

Buaraphan

2020

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“…In research from Korea, 88.2% of students were aware of EC, while 35% were able to answer the question of usage periods of oral contraceptives; in contrast, 23.1% of university students in South India were reported to have heard of EC [31]. Research conducted with female students in Ethiopia reported that the knowledge score of 49.8% of students was "moderate" [32]. Among young people aged 13-25 in San Francisco, women had a higher rate of EC familiarity than men (86% vs. 70%), while 44% reported the time of use incorrectly [33].…”

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“…Another study reported that 97.2% of the nursing students accessed information at school, while only 7.1% of the students in the social services department accessed it at school [13]. Some research suggests that education given to students had positive effects on EC knowledge, attitude and intentions [32]. Gölbaşı et al (2012) [17] reported the sources as magazines (61.2%), friends (46.1%) school (39%), and Internet/TV (66.2%); Arslan (2014) reported the primary source of knowledge for reproductive health as the Internet [17,24].…”

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Emergency contraception knowledge level and e-health literacy in Turkish university students

Aslantekin¹,

Gün²

2021

Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol.

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Background: Unwanted pregnancy is a serious problem, especially considering its impact on the lives of young people. Currently, emergency contraception (EC) is an effective method to prevent unwanted pregnancies that result in unsafe abortions and harm women's health. It is essential that university students, one of the risk groups for unwanted pregnancies, be familiar with this method. The aim of this study is to determine university students' knowledge of emergency contraception, influencing factors and e-health literacy levels. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on 1003 senior undergraduate students at a public university. Data were collected via a Personal Information Form, Emergency Contraception Test, and e-Health Literacy Scale. For data analysis, descriptive analyses, t-test, ANOVA/Pearson correlation tests were used. Results: The e-HL score mean of students was found to be 25.68 ± 7.0. EC knowledge scores of students were 5.7 ± 2.8 for female students and lower for male students (4.3 ± 2.0). There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of EC knowledge scores in favor of women (p < 0.05). EC knowledge score of those who received reproductive health education was 5.8 ± 3.1, significantly higher than those who did not (p < 0.05). The knowledge score of those whose EC information source was an advisor/lecturer was significantly higher than those receiving information from other sources (p < 0.05). Scores on knowledge of emergency contraception were found to be significantly correlated positively with e-Health literacy scores (p = 0.00). Conclusion: Improved e-health literacy of students can be key to improving their knowledge of emergency contraception.

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“…The reason for this difference is respondents from field of Health Sciences had some knowledge of reproductive health rights from their classes and trainings. Having knowledge on reproductive health prevents premarital sexual intercourse and unintended pregnancy [10,21,22,23,24,25,26].…”

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Unintended pregnancy and associated factors among unmarried female students: A case of Bahir Dar University

Belay

Alem

Zerihun

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Heliyon

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Background: Unintended pregnancy is a mistimed, unplanned or unwanted pregnancy at the time of conception. Unintended pregnancy has a number of adverse physical, mental, and social impacts. It brings illegal and unsafe abortions which are causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the developing countries like Ethiopia. Even if such problem has significant impact on the community, there is scarcity of evidence on this issue in Ethiopian higher institutions. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess unintended pregnancy and associated factors among unmarried female students in Bahir Dar University, North West Ethiopia. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among unmarried female students at Bahir Dar University from March 1 st -30 th , 2018. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered, cleaned, coded and analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. The statistical association between dependent and independent variables was assessed using logistic regressions. P-value <0.05 in the multivariable analysis was set to statistically significant. Result: Three hundred eighty-nine students had participated in the study making the response rate 92.00%. The prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 10.00%. Getting money from family (AOR: 0.16, 95% CI: [0.06, 0.42], p < 0.001) and being Health Science student (AOR: 0.40, 95% CI [0.16, 0.98], p < 0.001) were the preventive factors of unintended pregnancy. Being age of less than or equals to 18 years in the first sexual intercourse time (AOR: 6.31, 95% CI: [2.56, 15.53], p < 0.001) was positively associated with unintended pregnancy. Conclusion:In the current study the prevalence of unintended pregnancy was high among unmarried female University students. Unintended pregnancy was determined by the source of money, field of study and age at first sexual intercourse. Hence, students should use family as a source of money, abstain from early sexual intercourse and share experiences from Health Science students about the prevention of unintended pregnancies. In line with the alleviation of modifiable factors, health professionals should provide comprehensive reproductive health and contraceptive services to University students.

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The effects of an educational program on knowledge, attitudes and intentions regarding condom and emergency contraceptive pill use among Thai female university students

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Emergency contraception knowledge level and e-health literacy in Turkish university students

Unintended pregnancy and associated factors among unmarried female students: A case of Bahir Dar University

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