Factors Predicting Preventive Behaviors of Coronavirus 2019 Among Pregnant Women in Sawanpracharak Hospital Nakhon Sawan Province
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The physiological changes of pregnant women can increase the risk of respiratory tract infections. It found that many pregnant women were infected with the coronavirus 2019 during the outbreak. This cross-sectional descriptive study purposed to study the levels of the preventive behaviors and factors predicting the preventive behaviors of the coronavirus 2019. The 153 pregnant women attending antenatal care at Sawanpracharak Hospital were selected by purposive sampling. Data was collected by the questionnaires which was analyzed the validity by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.74 and 0.76. Analyzing the data used the descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that pregnant women's prevention behavior against coronavirus disease 2019 was at a convenient level. (Mean=2.3, S.D.=0.44). Factors perceiving the health beliefs regarding the coronavirus 2019 and perceiving the benefits of behavioral practices were correlated with the prevention behaviors of coronavirus 2019 infection with a multiple correlation coefficient of 0.49. If the perceived benefit of the behavior practice increased by 1 point, the prevention behavior of coronavirus 2019 infection increased by 0.608 points (b = 0.608) It was able to predict the preventive behavior of coronavirus 2019 infection by 23.60% with a statistical significance at the .001. Thus, the health agencies should be encouraged about the advantages and disadvantages of infectious prevention for pregnant women for the correct and proper practice can prevent disease effectively.
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