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| Research Title |
Teenage Mothers and the Awareness of Communities in North East Thailand |
| Date of Distribution |
14 March 2017 |
| Conference |
| Title of the Conference |
5th International Conference on Social Sciences, Business, Technology and Management (SBTM) |
| Organiser |
Akademika Nusa Internasional Association of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Conference Place |
Loisir Hotel Seoul Myeongdong |
| Province/State |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Conference Date |
17 February 2017 |
| To |
18 February 2017 |
| Proceeding Paper |
| Volume |
2 |
| Issue |
2 |
| Page |
13-19 |
| Editors/edition/publisher |
Akademika Nusa Internasional Association of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to explore the quality of life of teenage mothers, and the awareness of communities about sexual health problems among youth through the use of focus group discussion. Both qualitative and quantitative methods
were adopted. A total of 102 teenage were mothers recruited through Phon Hospital, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand to take part in questionnaire survey. Descriptive statistics data were analysed to determine the average percentage and standard deviation. Qualitative analysis was performed after conducting in-focus group discussion with 56 participants. The results show that 89.2 percent of teenage mothers do not go on or continue with academic study after their pregnancy. The majority of participants experienced sex for the first time at the age of 16. The mean age was calculated at 15.6 years old (s.d.=1.8). The minimum age of first intercourse was 11 years old. The overall of quality of life was moderate (Mean=3.4, s.d.=0.5). Qualitative analysis revealed current situation of teenage mothers that is the biggest problem that should be resolved. The focus group participants agreed that the issue of teenage pregnancy, there are several causes such as problem of themselves, social and environmental, and parent/guardian or families. The most important is teaching of sex education is too weak and not suited to the present social context. This study contributes to understanding the lives of Thai teenage mothers and their quality of life. This study explored the opinions of Thai teenage mothers, their perceptions of the causes of teenage pregnancy, and their views on preventing associated problems for the next generation of youth from several groups, including groups of teenage mothers. |
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| Peer Review Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Level of Conference |
นานาชาติ |
| Type of Proceeding |
Full paper |
| Type of Presentation |
Oral |
| Part of thesis |
true |
| Presentation awarding |
false |
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