Factors Influencing Preventive Behaviors Against Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) among Pregnant Women in Bangkok Metropolitan Area
Keywords:
COVID-19 Prevention behavior, Pregnant women, Fear of COVID-19, Health literacy regarding COVID-19Abstract
This predictive research aimed to study the COVID-19 preventive behaviors and factors influencing COVID-19 prevention behaviors among pregnant women. The sample consisted of 114 pregnant women attending antenatal care at a government hospital in Bangkok, selected using simple random sampling and convenience sampling. Data were collected using seven questionnaires: 1) a personal information and obstetric data questionnaire, 2) a COVID-19 prevention behavior questionnaire, 3) a fear of COVID-19 questionnaire, 4) a health literacy regarding COVID-19 questionnaire, 5) a perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 questionnaire, 6) a perceived severity of COVID-19 questionnaire, and 7) a perceived benefits of COVID-19 prevention questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
The findings revealed that the participants demonstrated a good level of COVID-19 preventive behaviors ( = 34.57, SD 3.80). Health literacy regarding COVID-19 (
= .288, p = .003) and perceived benefits of COVID-19 prevention (
= .250, p = .009) were statistically significant predictors and together accounted for 11.7% of the variance in preventive behaviors (adjusted R²= .117, F(5, 108) = 4.002, p = .002). The findings of this study suggest that hospitals and healthcare providers should establish educational programs through the development of specialized learning resources tailored for pregnant women, including guidebooks, mobile applications, or educational videos, along with creating promotional materials focused on COVID-19 prevention strategies that protect both maternal and fetal health.
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