Raghuveer Pracheth, Haleema Mubeena
Department of Epidemiology, Centre for Public Health, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Department of Community Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 Mar 31;12:88. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1176_22. eCollection 2023.
Social support among pregnant women is identified to have a positive influence on maternal, fetal outcome, personal competence, and self-esteem. This study was conducted with the aim to assess the social support as perceived by pregnant women and to find out the association between perceived social support and sociodemographic, obstetric variables.
After obtaining approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, a cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women attending the Antenatal Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital for a period of two months. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was used to assess social support among study participants.
A total of 111 pregnant women were included. Majority, 98 (88.30%), were educated till High School. Nearly 87 (78.40%) were in the third trimester and 68 (61.30%) were primigravidae. Mean MSPSS score was found to be 5.36 ± 0.83. Majority, 75 (67.60%), had high social support (mean total score of 5.1-7.0). Those engaged in occupation had 2.922 odds for high social support (adjusted odds ratio = 2.92, 95% confidence interval = 0.612-13.95) when compared to housewives ( < 0.05). Women in third trimester had 2.104 odds for high social support, when compared to those in first and second trimesters (adjusted odds ratio = 2.014, 95% confidence interval = 0.715-6.185).
Majority scored high on MSPSS. Furthermore, involvement in occupation was found to be a significant predictor of high social support among the study participants.
已确定孕妇的社会支持对孕产妇、胎儿结局、个人能力和自尊有积极影响。本研究旨在评估孕妇所感知的社会支持，并找出所感知的社会支持与社会人口学、产科变量之间的关联。
在获得机构伦理委员会批准后，对一家三级护理医院产前诊所的孕妇进行了为期两个月的横断面研究。使用多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）来评估研究参与者的社会支持。
共纳入111名孕妇。大多数，98名（88.30%）接受教育至高中。近87名（78.40%）处于孕晚期，68名（61.30%）为初产妇。发现MSPSS平均得分为5.36±0.83。大多数，75名（67.60%）有较高的社会支持（平均总分5.1 - 7.0）。与家庭主妇相比，有职业的人获得高社会支持的几率为2.922（调整后的优势比 = 2.92，95%置信区间 = 0.612 - 13.95）（<0.05）。与孕早期和孕中期的女性相比，孕晚期的女性获得高社会支持的几率为2.104（调整后的优势比 = 2.014，95%置信区间 = 0.715 - 6.185）。
大多数人在MSPSS上得分较高。此外，研究发现参与职业活动是研究参与者中社会支持较高的一个重要预测因素。
