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LUKKHANA WORAPONGPAT : THE EFFECT OF CHANTING AND DHAMMA REVIEW PROGRAM WITH BUDDHIST MEDICINE ON STRESS LEVELS OF FEMALE PRISONERS IN NAKHON PHANOM CENTRAL PRISON AT NAKHON PHANOM PROVINCE. MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HEALTH, SURIN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY. ACADEMIC YEAR 2017. ADVISOR : DR.UNNOP NAPTHUETRONG AND DR.ATIPORN THONGLAW 167 P. ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of a chanting and dhamma review program with Buddhist medicine on stress levels of female prisoners. This research was pre-experimental research, using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample group comprised 30 female prisoners from the Nakhon Phanom Central Prison , Nakhon Phanom province. The participants were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria established by the researchers. The participants were measured the stress level at the pretest using the stress measurement method called SPST-20 by Mental Health Department. For four weeks and seven days a week , they participated in the chanting and dhamma review program with Buddhist medicine. After the treatment, they were given a posttest, which was identical to the pretest. The obtained data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean score, and standard deviation. The pretest and posttest scores were analyzed using a paired sample t-test, at the level of .05. The results revealed that : 1. At the pretest, the stress of female prisoners was at a high level (X= 54.47, S.D. = 9.75) After the treat