Adolescents Pregnant Women Perception Regarding Safe Pregnancy in Rural Areas | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 39, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 577-591 PDF (220.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.198498 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hemat Abd Elmoneem El Sayid1; Mona Abo Baker Abd Ellatef2; Rasha Saad Abd El Aziz3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3B.CS of Nursing, 2006, Community of Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Banha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Adolescent pregnancy among females aged 15-19 year harmful implications on girls᾿ physical, psychological, economic and social status and highly rate of morbidity and mortality in young age pregnancy. Aim of the study: adolescent pregnant women perception regarding safe pregnancy in rural areas. Design: Descriptive research design was utilized to carry out this study. Setting: The present study was three MCH center in Banha City. Sample: purposive sample including the adolescent pregnant women in MCH and included 105 women. Tools: for data collection divided into: 1st tool: An interviewing questionnaire which includes: Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescent pregnant women, Part 2: Adolescent pregnant women knowledge assessment sheet, Part 3: adolescent pregnant women practices regarding safe pregnancy, 2nd Tool: Medical record of adolescent pregnant women: a) Physical examination, b) Current medical history, c) Follow up < /div> compliance. Results: Adolescent pregnant women ranged between 17-19 years with the mean age of (18years), the highest percentage of them were between the age of 18-19 years, more than three quarters of the study subjects had unsatisfactory knowledge score regarding safe pregnancy, one third of the study subjects had satisfactory practices regarding safe pregnancy; about two thirds were unsatisfied from the perception. Conclusion: There are significant association between the adolescent pregnant women total knowledge score and educational qualification, occupation and income, there was a highly statistical significance association between total practice score and their educational qualification and their age also, there are highly statistical significance association between total practice score and their perception and there significance between their knowledge and total practices. Recommendation: The study recommended to carry out discharge plan contain health education for adolescent pregnant women regarding complications of pregnancy, follow-up < /div> schedule and healthy life style behavior. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Adolescence pregnant women; women perception; safe pregnancy rural area | ||
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