Reducing the Risk of Teen Pregnancy among Middle School Pupils through Experiential Learning Intervention by Midwifery Students

Authors

  • Fitriani Mediastuti Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281and AKBIDYO School of Health Science, Yogyakarta 55188
  • Djauhar Ismail Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281
  • Yayi Suryo Prabandari Department of Health Behavior, Enavironment Health and Social Science, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281
  • Ova Emilia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v22i4.67113

Keywords:

reducing teen pregnancy; experiential learning; midwifery students

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an experiential learning intervention among middle school teens by midwifery students to reduce the risk of teen pregnancy.

Methods: This research was a controlled pre-and post-test design study aimed to evaluate the impact of experiential learning intervention “Smart Teens Program” among middle school students. The data on knowledge, attitude, and subjective norms were collected during a pre-test and posttest (six weeks for intervention), in a control group (n=70) and an intervention group (n=68). The data were collected from self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using STATA (version 12.0).

Results: The results showed a significant impact of the intervention “Smart Teen Program” by midwifery students, where there was a significant increase in the knowledge, attitude, and subjective norms in reducing the risk factors of teen pregnancy (p-value = 0.00). The control group who was not given any treatment showed a decreased value.

Conclusions: Interventions through experiential learning by midwifery students were able to improve efforts to prevent teen pregnancy.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 22 No. 04 October’23 Page : 797-803

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Published

2023-09-07

How to Cite

Mediastuti, F. ., Ismail, D. ., Prabandari, Y. S. ., & Emilia, O. . (2023). Reducing the Risk of Teen Pregnancy among Middle School Pupils through Experiential Learning Intervention by Midwifery Students. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 22(4), 797–803. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v22i4.67113

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