Health Promoting Behavior in Pregnant Migrant
Keywords:
health promoting behavior, pregnancy, migrant workerAbstract
The research objective was to study the health promoting behavior in pregnant migrant. There were 190 samples of pregnant migrant consisting of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Royal, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The research tools were demographic questionnaire and health promoting behavior in pregnancy measures. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The research found that; The health promoting behaviors of pregnant migrant were overall at a moderate level ( = 2.60, SD = .32), When considering each aspect, it was found that Stress management was at a moderate level (
= 2.84, SD = .41), followed by interpersonal relations at a moderate level (
= 2.76, SD = .28), Nutrition was at a moderate level (
= 2.59, SD = .26), Responsibility for health is at a moderate level (
= 2.51, SD = .32), Spiritual development is at a moderate level ( = 2.50, SD = .36) and Physical activity is at a low level (
= 2.45, SD = .31)
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