The Effects of Couple Counseling and Husband Support on Hematocrit Levels in Pregnant Women with Iron Deficiency Anemia, in a Muslim Cultural Context
Keywords:
Couple Counseling, Anemia, Hematocrit Level, Pregnant Women, MuslimAbstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to explore the combined effects of couple counseling and husband support on hematocrit levels in pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia, in a Muslim cultural context. Random selection was used to recruit 56 pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia. Participants were all attending the antenatal care clinic of a Kapho hospital in Pattani province. The control group of 28 received the routine antenatal care for 8 weeks. Samples received couple counseling and husband support for 8 weeks, then all women were screened for hematocrit levels. Research instruments were: 1) questionnaire on general information, 2) measurement of the effects of couple counseling and husband support. Content validity of the instruments was validated by 3 experts (CVI equal to 0.83). Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, independent t-test and paired t-test
Results indicated that after completion of the intervention, participants in the experimental group had hematocrit level significantly higher than before the intervention, and higher than those in the control group.
These findings suggest that nurses who work at antenatal clinics could utilize this program in Muslim cultural context for pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia to increase their hematocrit level.
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