Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT Objective: women are more likely to give birth at a health facility when their families agree with the birthplace. However, in rural areas of Tanzania, women are often marginalized from decision-making. This study predicted birthplace intention and identified factors to reduce perceptional...
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: women are more likely to give birth at a health facility when their families agree with the birthplace. However, in rural areas of Tanzania, women are often marginalized from decision-making. This study predicted birthplace intention and identified factors to reduce perceptional gaps among pregnant women, husbands and family members. Method: explanatory cross-sectional survey was conducted in three villages in North Eastern Tanzania. Participants were 138 pregnant women and their families who answered the Birth Intention Questionnaire (BIQ), measuring knowledge, attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms and intention for birthplace. Descriptive analysis, ANOVA, Chi-square, and multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. Results: the regression model showed that knowledge, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms predicted intention for birthplace (R2 = .28). While 81% of pregnant women thought their husbands were decision-makers for their birth, only 38% of husbands and 37% of family members agreed. Pregnant women had significantly lower scores on the item “I will prepare for childbirth with my family” compared with husbands (p < .01) and other family members (p < .001). Conclusion: providing evidence-based birth preparation and reducing the identified perceptual gaps may enhance women’s intention to deliver at health facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b1c365647b041cabcd073485e9e7b6b2022-12-21T19:00:19ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-834525010.1590/1518-8345.1658.2840S0104-11692017000100304Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional studyYoko ShimpukuFrida Elikana MadeniShigeko HoriuchiSebalda Charles LeshabariABSTRACT Objective: women are more likely to give birth at a health facility when their families agree with the birthplace. However, in rural areas of Tanzania, women are often marginalized from decision-making. This study predicted birthplace intention and identified factors to reduce perceptional gaps among pregnant women, husbands and family members. Method: explanatory cross-sectional survey was conducted in three villages in North Eastern Tanzania. Participants were 138 pregnant women and their families who answered the Birth Intention Questionnaire (BIQ), measuring knowledge, attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms and intention for birthplace. Descriptive analysis, ANOVA, Chi-square, and multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. Results: the regression model showed that knowledge, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms predicted intention for birthplace (R2 = .28). While 81% of pregnant women thought their husbands were decision-makers for their birth, only 38% of husbands and 37% of family members agreed. Pregnant women had significantly lower scores on the item “I will prepare for childbirth with my family” compared with husbands (p < .01) and other family members (p < .001). Conclusion: providing evidence-based birth preparation and reducing the identified perceptual gaps may enhance women’s intention to deliver at health facilities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692017000100304&lng=en&tlng=enInstituições de Cuidados Especializados de EnfermagemParto ObstétricoTocologia |
| spellingShingle | Yoko Shimpuku Frida Elikana Madeni Shigeko Horiuchi Sebalda Charles Leshabari Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Instituições de Cuidados Especializados de Enfermagem Parto Obstétrico Tocologia |
| title | Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Perceptional gaps among women, husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | perceptional gaps among women husbands and family members about intentions for birthplace a cross sectional study |
| topic | Instituições de Cuidados Especializados de Enfermagem Parto Obstétrico Tocologia |
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