Investigation on awareness and influencing factors of self-care knowledge among 200 primipara

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the awareness of primipara on self-care knowledge and explore its related factors. Methods 200 cases of pregnant women were surveyed through a self-designed questionnaire about their self-care knowledge, and analyze the influencing factors. Results The situation of awareness in 200 cases on self-care knowledge was in the middle level and related factors involving pregnant women education background, occupation, family income per capita, production inspection situation, etc. Most of the pregnant women were not enough to grasp the intrapartum and postpartum self-care knowledge. Conclusions The awareness of self-care knowledge in pregnant women is generally not enough, and was widespread demand. We should pay attention to the diversification and individuation of self-care education, cultivate pregnant women′s will to learn self-care knowledge actively. Multi-lateral cooperation, strengthen education, pay attention to prenatal examination, and do a good job of follow-up. Introduce the nursing mode caring presence to the obstetric nursing, focus on maternal active participation, in order to improve the ability of maternal self-care, and ensure the safety of mothers and children. Key words: Pregnant woman; Self-care knowledge; Awareness; Influencing factors