Culturally‐grounded mother–daughter communication‐focused intervention for Thai female adolescents

Arpaporn Powwattana, Pimrat Thammaraksa and Sroy Manora

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2018, vol. 20, issue 2, 214-223

Abstract: Teenage pregnancy‐prevention interventions have fallen short in significantly decreasing risk of pregnancy for Thai populations. The “breaking the voice” (“rak luk khun tong pood”) culture‐appropriate teenage pregnancy‐prevention program was developed using community‐based research. Qualitative analyses of focus group data identified salient factors related to sexual communication and behavior. The integration of focus group results with theoretical constructs guided the development of an intervention to reduce risky sexual behavior by increasing communication between mothers and their adolescent daughters. A total of 157 mother–daughter dyads from congested areas in Bangkok participated in pilot testing of the intervention by the use of a survey. The findings indicated a significant increase in the frequency of and number of sexual risk communication (P

Date: 2018
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