Causal Structural Relationship Model of Reproductive Health Behavior of Female Students with Mobility Impairment in Srisangwal School in Nonthaburi, Srisangwal School in Chiangmai and Srisangwal School in Khonkaen

Arunee Limmanee¹, Dusadee Yoelao², Narissara Peungposop³

¹wongsalena@hotmail.com

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine a causal structural relationship model of reproductive health behavior of female students with mobility impairment in all three Srisangwal schools for students with mobility impairment. The samples consisted of 190 female students with mobility impairment who do not have intellectual disabilities that may affect their capacity to answer questionnaires, recruited from all population. Four questionnaires and a test were used for data collection. The results revealed that the model fit to the empirical data; knowledge of reproductive health did not directly affect self-efficacy in reproductive health behavior but belief of reproductive health and cues to action did. These variables accounted for 67 percent of the variance of self-efficacy in reproductive health behavior. Self-efficacy in reproductive health behavior directly affected reproductive health behavior and both belief of reproductive health and cues to action indirectly affected reproductive health behavior via self-efficacy in reproductive health behavior. All variables accounted for 82 percent of the variance of reproductive health behavior.

Keywords:Reproductive Health, Female Students, Mobility Impairment