The factors predicting health behaviors among pregnant migrant women in Chon Buri province
Keywords:
health behaviour, health perception, pregnancy-related beliefs, Perception of antenatal health behaviour benefitsAbstract
Objective: To study the health behaviour of pregnant migrant workers in Chon Buri province and factors that could predict such behaviour
Design: Predictive correlational research
Methodology: The subjects were 197 pregnant migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos, who received antenatal care services in public hospitals in Chon Buri province. Data were collected from August to October 2019, via 1) a demographic information questionnaire; 2) a health perception questionnaire; 3) a pregnancy-related belief questionnaire; 4) an antenatal health behaviour benefit perception questionnaire; 5) a health service accessibility questionnaire; and 6) a health behaviour questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Stepwise Multiple Regression.
Results: The subjects had a moderate level of health behaviour (M = 95.30, SD = 13.80). The factors capable of significantly predicting the subjects’ health behavior were pregnancy-related beliefs and perception of antenatal health behaviour benefits, with a combined predictive power accounting for 61% of the subjects’ health behaviour(p < .05).
Recommendations: Nurses and healthcare providers should assess pregnant migrant workers’ beliefs regarding pregnancy and their perception of benefits of during-pregnancy health behaviour. Based on the outcomes of this assessment, a nursing intervention could be developed to promote constructive pregnancy-related beliefs and perception of antenatal health behaviour benefits, both of which could promote good health behaviour amongst pregnant migrant workers.
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