Factors Predicting Covid-19 Self-Protective Behaviors among Pregnant Women
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This research aimed to study self-protective behaviors against COVID-19 infection and its predictors among pregnant women. Two hundred and seventy-eight pregnant women receiving antenatal care at a Provincial Hospital in the south of Thailand were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected using a set of questionnaires including demographics, COVID-19 preventive knowledge, perceived severity of the disease, attitudes towards self-protection, adherence to reference groups, perceived self-efficacy, and self-protective behavior against COVID-19 infection questionnaires. The instruments’ reliability was tested using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, yielding values of 0.76, 0.90, 0.99, 0.94, 0.71, and 0.84, respectively. Statistical analysis included percentages, means, standard deviations, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that 92.40% of pregnant women rated a high level of self-protective behavior against COVID-19 infection. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that perceived self-efficacy and adherence to reference groups significantly predicted self-protective behavior against COVID-19 infection, accounting for 71.70% of the variance (R2 = .717, p < .001). Therefore, both factors should be included in designing programs to promote self-protection against COVID-19 in pregnant women and applying in preparedness of emerging infectious
diseases in the future.
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