Factors Affecting to Perception of Risk for Pregnant Women in Pattani Province

Abstract

This study aims to identify the perception of risk for pregnant woman, and to investigate the association between factors and the risk perception for pregnant woman in Pattani province. The sample in this study were 210 pregnant woman who were at risk, and visited the antenatal care unit in these 6 hospitals namely: Yarang hospital, Yaring hospital, Nong Chik hospital, Khok pho hospital, Pattani hospital and Saiburi hospital. The data was collected using questionnaires. The descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage), chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. The results found that the pregnant woman who perceived their risk were 52.38 percent, while 47.62 percent felt otherwise. 

The multiple logistic regression model revealed that the factors which affected risk perception for the pregnant woman in Pattani province included age of women and parity (the number of pregnancy). The mothers with age older than 35 years old were more likely to perceive their risk than younger mothers. The mothers with their fourth or higher pregnancy were  more likely to perceive their risk than the mother with a lower number of pregnancy (p<0.05).