خلاصة:
Introduction: Safe maternity with improved neonatal outcomes is predicated on proper antenatal
health care services. Regular exercise is promoted for its overall health benefits. The American Congress
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, recommends that pregnant women can exercise moderately for
30 min on most days of the week. Methodology: A total of 200 antenatal mothers were included in the
study, who filled in the questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised of 25 questions (21 on knowledge,
3 on attitude and 1 on practice). For knowledge items categorical responses (yes, I don’t know and
no) were applied with an item score of ‘2’, ‘1’, ‘0’ respectively for positive knowledge. For attitude
and practice the answers were either yes, no. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS). Results: Response rate was 100%. The age range of the study group was 18-35 years
with a mean age of 25 ± 4.51 years. The majority of the study population were Hindus (81%), had
undergone primary education (63%) and were homemakers (74%). The total mean knowledge score
was 20.53 ± 2.08. 51% felt it was necessary to do exercise during pregnancy. 18% were practicing
exercise in pregnancy. Conclusion: The knowledge of our women on exercise during pregnancy
was less than average, and their attitude was favorable. However a very few were actually practicing
exercise in pregnancy.
ملخص الجهاز:
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exercise during pregnancy among antenatal mothers Elamurugan Sujindra, Arounassalame Bupathy, Suganya A, Praveena R Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India Address for Correspondence: Dr. Elamurugan Sujindra, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
Key words: Antenatal mothers, attitude, exercise in pregnancy, knowledge, practice Introduction Antenatal care is a part of the public health promotion and prevention program in most countries.
[9] Some authors have investigated the beliefs and attitudes of women with respect to the practice of physical activity in pregnancy and the factors that affect their behavior in relation to exercise.
[10,11] This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and attitude about exercise during pregnancy among antenatal mothers.
It was a cross‑sectional descriptive study to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise during pregnancy among antenatal mothers.
Discussion Our study was carried out to assess the level of knowledge, their attitude and practice of exercise during pregnancy among the antenatal mothers in our population.
[8,11,12] In spite of the fact that, knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise during pregnancy among the study population was less when compared to previous studies, the reason for this outcome is easily identified as lack of awareness in the issue.
Knowledge, attitude and practice of women in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil with respect to physical exercise in pregnancy: A descriptive study.
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exercise during pregnancy among antenatal mothers.