The Titeer game as an effort to prevent teen pregnancy

Abstract

Objective

This study is aimed to analyze the effectiveness of Titeer game toward preventing of teenage pregnancy.

Method

A quasi experiment with pre-posttest control group was used in this study. One hundreed and thirty eight of tenagers aged 2–10 years were recruited as participants (69 of tenagers each group). Titeer game was given to intervention group during a month. Conventional intervention (leaflet) were provided to control group. The illustrative questionnaires were measured before intervention, 2 and 10 weeks after intervention to measure knowledge, attitude, sefl-eficacy, life skill, peer influenced, behavior, and prevent of pregnancy of tenagers. Independent T-Test and General Linear Model Repeated Measured (GLM-RM) was used to complete of analysis.

Results

Knowledge, attitude, self efficacy, life skill peer influenced, and pregnancy prevention were significantly increase 2 and 10 of weeks after intervention.

Conclusion

The Titeer game could be increase of preventing tenagers’ pregnancy aged 2–10 years.