Self-care practice Among Adolescent Primigravida in Northern Thailand: A Mixed Method Study
Keywords:
Self-care, Primigravida teenagers, Mixed method studyAbstract
This mixed method study aimed to describe self-care practice and conditioning factors in self-care among primigravida teenagers in Northern Thailand and was divided into two phases. In the first phase, a quantitative study aimed to explore self-care practice among primigravida teenagers. Stratified random sampling was used to recruit 216 primigravida teenagers as informants, and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. In the second phase, a qualitative study aimed to explore the conditioning factors affecting self-care practice; 30 primigravida teenagers were interviewed in-depth. The quantitative data were analyzed using quantitative statistics, and the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.
The results of this study revealed that 21.80%, 66.20%, and 12.00% of primigravida teenagers demonstrated a high level, moderate level, and low level of self-care practice, respectively (Max = 113, Min = 64, Mean = 93.14, SD = 7.62). The conditioning factors related to self-care practice among primigravida teenagers could be classified into six themes: 1) mother-baby bonding, 2) ready for pregnancy, 3) family support, 4) economic problems, 5) knowledge and awareness about self-care practice for herself and her infant, and 6) smoking contact.
The findings of this study can be used as basic information for nurses and health personnel to promote adolescent pregnant women to practice appropriate self-care in order to have a healthy mother and baby.
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