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孕妇支持环保的健康行为与教育需求:横断式调查
Author(s) -
Jeong Geum Hee,
Kim Hyun Kyoung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.14346
Subject(s) - environmental health , cross sectional study , medicine , pregnancy , perception , psychological intervention , environmental pollution , health education , health belief model , nursing , psychology , public health , environmental protection , geography , pathology , genetics , neuroscience , biology
Aim To investigate pro‐environmental health perceptions, behaviour and educational needs among pregnant women in Korea. Background Based on concerns about the effects of environmental hazards and pollution on their babies and themselves, pregnant women behave in ways that protect their health. The framework of this study was based on Rogers' protection motivation theory. Design Cross‐sectional survey using questionnaires. Method The sample comprised 358 pregnant women recruited from July – August 2018 in South Korea. Participants were recruited from prenatal classes at two healthcare centres and patients receiving prenatal check‐ups at two women's hospitals. Results Perceived educational needs were ranked in the following order: particulate matter (23.7%), electromagnetic waves (11.7%), instant food (food additives) (9.0%) and environmental hormones (8.3%). Age ( β = 0.17 , p = .001), perceived severity ( β = 0.19 , p = .001) and response efficacy ( β = 0.28 , p < .001) affected pro‐environmental behaviour, which explained 23.0% of the variance. Conclusion Educational programs are necessary for mitigating environmental risks during pregnancy. Pregnant women engage in pro‐environmental behaviour influenced by pro‐environmental perceptions, especially perceptions of severity regarding environmental diseases and the efficacy of health behavioural responses. Nursing professionals can use these results to promote pro‐environmental health in pregnant women. Impact This study demonstrated that pregnant women need environmental health programs in prenatal education. Pro‐environmental perceptions regarding the severity of the environmental diseases and behavioural efficacy preceded the formation of environmental health behaviours. Nurses should support pregnant women's environmental health through educational interventions including air, electromagnetic, food pollution and endocrine disruptors.