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DOI DOI: 10.62441/actainnovations.v63i.1096

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EDUCATIONAL CONTINUATION AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS IN THAILAND’S EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT 12: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY

Uten Sutin1, Phatt Thaitrong 1, Permsuk Sripinyo2, Pannapa Jittimanee2, Panit Yamchuen 3
  1. 1 Faculty of Public Health and Allied Health Sciences, Praboromarajchanok Institute, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand.
  2. 2 Faculty of Public Health and Allied Health Sciences, Praboromarajchanok Institute, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand.
  3. 3 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Physical Education, Sports and Health, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand.

Abstract

Individual, family, and institutional factors affect educational continuation among pregnant adolescents. This study examined factors associated with educational continuation and explored how local systems support pregnant adolescents to remain in education. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was conducted in Educational District 12, Thailand. The quantitative phase included 216 pregnant adolescents recruited through antenatal care clinics in three provinces: Chonburi, Chanthaburi, and Nakhon Nayok. Binary and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with educational continuation. The qualitative phase included 34 participants selected from the three provinces, representing pregnant adolescents, partners, parents or caregivers, teachers, school administrators, health personnel, and local government representatives. In-depth interviews were analyzed thematically using the Context–Input–Process–Product (CIPP) framework, and quantitative and qualitative findings were integrated using a joint display. Educational continuation was associated with living with parents or relatives (AOR = 3.18), early antenatal care (AOR = 2.12), assistance during pregnancy (AOR = 2.68), and higher mental health support (AOR = 3.58). Among adolescents with partners, higher partner income (AOR = 4.45) and absence of partner drug use (AOR = 5.12) were additionally associated with continuation. Qualitative findings showed that these factors operated through flexible educational arrangements, school–health service coordination, family and partner support, privacy protection, and stigma reduction. Multisectoral coordination emerged as a cross-cutting mechanism supporting continued school participation. Educational continuation depends on coordinated support across schools, health services, families, and local authorities. Translating national policy into flexible, supportive, and non-stigmatizing local practices may help pregnant adolescents remain in education and pursue future opportunities.

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Sutin, U., Thaitrong , P., Sripinyo, P., Jittimanee, P., & Yamchuen , P. (2026). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EDUCATIONAL CONTINUATION AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS IN THAILAND’S EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT 12: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY. ACTA INNOVATIONS, 63, 257–272. https://doi.org/10.62441/actainnovations.v63i.1096
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