บทบาทของความเชื่อด้านสุขภาพในพฤติกรรมการบริโภคอาหารของหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่มีค่าดัชนีมวลกายเกินมาตรฐาน กรณีศึกษาในเขตสุขภาพที่ 5 :

Sarinthorn   Mungkhamanee; Kwanjai Pataipakaipet

Authors

Sarinthorn Mungkhamanee Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Ratchaburi, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute
Kwanjai Pataipakaipet Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Ratchaburi, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute

Keywords:

Health beliefs, Socioeconomic factors, Dietary behavior, Pregnant women, BMI above standard level

Abstract

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the relationship between health beliefs and dietary consumption behavior among pregnant women with overweight in Health Region 5, and to study the factors affecting food consumption behavior among pregnant women in Health Region 5. The sample consisted of 300 pregnant women. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, Spearman rank correlation, and multiple regression methods. The result revealed that: The health belief and health knowledge were moderately significantly positively correlated with dietary consumption behavior, and Socioeconomic factors was low significantly positively correlated with dietary consumption behavior.Moreover, the multiple regression analysis found that health belief include perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and perceived benefits, Socioeconomic factors include education, income, and occupation and health knowledge factors can explain 54.70 percentage of variance in dietary consumption behavior. (Adjusted R² = 0.547)

The findings underscore the importance of enhancing health beliefs, improving health knowledge, and providing socioeconomic support to encourage pregnant women to recognize the importance of healthy dietary behvior. These measures can lead to improved maternal and infant health outcomes and contribute to long-term well-being.

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