Family Practices for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy in Isan Regional of Thailand
| Main Authors: | Somsakhool Neelasmith, Darunee Jongudomkarn |
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| Format: | Article |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3365544 |
Daftar Isi:
- Pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents affect both individuals, families, and the nation. The family is an important mechanism to prevent as such adolescent pregnancy problem. Previous studies mostly focused on family involved with the invented protective program, which could not generate to families who reside in different sociocultural context. The study about adolescent pregnancy prevention of the family in a specific sociocultural context is significant to promote effective prevention of teenage pregnancy. The focused ethnography qualitative study was carried out to explore adolescent pregnancy prevention in Isan regarding the families’ perspectives. 32 families living with adolescent, 32 adults, and 29 adolescents participated in this study. The data were collected by participant observation, non-participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussion. Field note taking and voice recording were brought into data recording. Content analysis and thematic analysis technique were brought into data analysis. The results found the practices for preventing adolescent pregnancy as a step up activities were 1) observing adolescent behaviors to assess the risk situation 2) communication about contraception to teaching adolescent member for safer sex and, 3) setting a family’s rule to be guiding for the adolescent member. However, these practices were influenced by traditional values and religious belief cooperated with an individual, family, and socio-economic conditions. The findings from this study are beneficial to families, schools, health care units as well as local administrative departments to develop policies to promote the prevention of pregnancy in adolescents that are consistent with the local social and cultural context.