FACTORS AFFECTING SELF-CARE BEHAVIOR OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN SEKA DISTRICT, BUENG KAN PROVINCE
Keywords:
pregnant women, self-care behaviors, factors related to self-care behaviorsAbstract
This cross-sectional analytical study aims to determine the self-care behavior of pregnant women and the factors affecting self-care behavior of pregnant women in the Seka district, Bueng Kan province. A simple random sampling was conducted to obtain 136 pregnant women who received antenatal care from public health facility in Seka district, Bueng Kan province during October 1, 2021-May 31, 2022. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Chi-square test, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The study result showed that 79.41% of participants were aged between 15-30 years. 97.79% of participants were married, 86.76% had undergraduates, 30.14% were employees, and 72.05% had a child. 64.60 % and 94.85% of participants had a high level of knowledge and attitude toward self-care behavior. The personal factors found that education level related to self-care behaviors with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05. The predisposing factors (knowledge and attitude of self-care behavior), the enabling factors, and the reinforcing factors related to self-care behaviors with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05.
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