Effect of Health Belief Program on Weight Control Behavior of Pregnant women at Antenatal care clinic, Sung Noen hospital, Nakhonratchasima Province
Keywords:
Health belief program, Weight control behavior, Pregnant womenAbstract
This study was a quasi-experimental research with a one group pre-post design. The study aimed to assess the effects of the health belief program on the weight control behavior of pregnant women who attended the antenatal care clinic at Sung Noen Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The sample consisted of 30 pregnant women aged 15 to 34 years old, selected through purposive sampling, who came to receive services at the antenatal care clinic at Sung Noen Hospital. The research instrument was the health beliefs program on weight control behavior, tailored to the criteria of pregnant women, and data were collected by using a weight control behavior questionnaire. The Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was 0.83, indicating good reliability. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparative statistics.
The results indicated that the weight control behavior scores after participation in the program were significantly higher than before participation (p < 0.05).
The findings of this study suggest that professional nurses in the antenatal care department can use the health belief program to improve the weight control behavior of pregnant women who seek services at the antenatal care clinic.
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