ปัจจัยทำนายพฤติกรรมส่งเสริมสุขภาพของหญิงตั้งครรภ์

La-Ongdao  Wannarit; Chirapriya Rodchanakiatprida; Jeangkum  Kungvon

Authors

La-Ongdao Wannarit Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College, Directorate of Air Medical Services
Chirapriya Rodchanakiatprida Royal Thai Air Force Nursing College, Directorate of Air Medical Services
Jeangkum Kungvon Faculty of Nursing Watcharapon, Western University

Keywords:

health-promoting behaviors, pregnant women, perceived benefits, social support, perceived self-efficacy

Abstract

This predictive research aimed to examine health-promoting behaviors among pregnant women and to identify their predictors. The sample consisted of 166 pregnant women attending the antenatal care unit at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Directorate of Air Medical Services, selected through simple random sampling. Research instruments included a demographic questionnaire and standardized questionnaires assessing health-promoting behaviors, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, social support, and commitment to practicing health-promoting behaviors. All instruments were evaluated for content validity and demonstrated acceptable reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of .86, .98, .83, .90, .82, and .71, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis with the Enter method.
The results revealed that health-promoting behaviors were at a high level (M = 121.65, SD = 11.89). Commitment to practicing health-promoting behaviors, perceived benefits, social support, and perceived self-efficacy jointly and significantly predicted health-promoting behaviors among pregnant women at the .05 level, accounting for 36.1% of the variance (R = .601, R² = .361, Adjusted R² = .341, F (5,160) = 18.109, p < .05). Among these variables, commitment to practicing health-promoting behaviors was the strongest predictor (Beta = .382, p < .05).
These findings suggest that nurse-midwives should promote commitment to health-promoting behaviors, perceived benefits, social support, and perceived self-efficacy among pregnant women to enhance appropriate health-promoting behaviors during pregnancy.

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