Predicting Factors of Preterm Labor Preventive Behaviors among Pregnant Adolescents
Keywords:
Preterm Labor Preventive Behaviors, Perception of Preterm Labor, Pregnant AdolescentsAbstract
This predictive research aimed to study the factors influencing preterm labor preventive behaviors in pregnant adolescents. The samples consisted of 120 pregnant adolescents who attended antenatal care clinics at the Cha-am hospital and the Phra-Chom-Klao hospital, Phetchaburi province. The sample size was calculated by using power analysis for multiple regressions. Multi-stage random sampling was used. The data were collected by using the questionnaire about the perception of preterm labor, and the preterm labor preventive behaviors with the reliability Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .84 and .82, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The findings indicated that the preterm labor preventive behaviors of the pregnant adolescents were at a good level. (Mean= 2.57, SD= 1.02). The predicting power analysis found that the gestational age, the Perceived benefits of preventing preterm labor, the Perceived barriers of preventing preterm labor, and the Perceived health motivations of preventing preterm labor were able to jointly predict the preterm labor preventive behaviors by 30.7 percent. (R2 = .307, p < .05).
The results of this study indicate that the health care providers should promote the perception of preterm labor, the perceived benefits of preventing preterm labor, and the perceived barriers to preventing preterm labor in the first trimester of pregnancy. To develop the preterm labor preventive behaviors in pregnant adolescents.
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