Effects of prenatal group program in rural Tanzania: A quasi-experimental study
Effects of prenatal group program in rural Tanzania: A quasi-experimental study
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坦桑尼亚农村地区产前团体计划的效果:一项准实验研究
DOI:
10.1111/jjns.12502
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Shigeko Horiuchi
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作者:
Miyuki Oka;Frida Madeni;Shigeko Horiuchi
AimThis study conducted in rural Tanzania examined the effects of a midwife‐led prenatal group program on: (1) improvement of knowledge of the physiological symptoms of pregnancy; (2) promotion of pregnancy‐related empowerment; (3) enhancement of intention to self‐care behaviors for safer childbirth; and (4) gaining satisfaction with antenatal care visits.MethodsThis work was a quasi‐experimental study with a control group using a pre‐post study design conducted in two district hospitals in Tanzania. Data were collected from 108 analyzed pregnant women from the prenatal group program (n = 54) and control program (n = 54) using questionnaires before (baseline) and after (endline) the program. The program consisted of lecture, sharing, and review sessions. The control program consisted of the same lectures. The contents of both programs included physiological symptoms of pregnancy and self‐care behaviors. The primary outcome wasknowledge of common symptoms of pregnancy. The secondary outcomes werePregnancy‐Related Empowerment Scale score,intention to self‐care behaviors, andsatisfaction.ResultsThe primary outcome ofknowledge of common symptoms of pregnancywas significantly increased in the intervention group compared with the control group (t= 2.677,p= .009). The secondary outcome of one of the Pregnancy‐Related Empowerment Scale statements about midwife's respectful attitude toward women's decision was significantly increased in the intervention group compared with the control group (U= 2.076,p= .038).ConclusionsThe interventional prenatal group program during pregnancy was effective in increasingknowledge of common symptoms of pregnancyand in identifying favorable midwife connectedness.