J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2014 Dec;25(4):282-290. 10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.4.282.

Comparative Study on Health Promoting Behavior in Working and Non-working Mothers with Infants and Toddlers

• Baek HC

• KMID: 2292707
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.4.282

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to compare health promoting behavior between working and non-working mothers with infants and toddlers, and to investigate factors affecting the mothers'health promoting behavior.
METHODS
This descriptive study was conducted through conveniently sampled 403 women who visited the child health clinics at two public health centers. The questionnaire included the Health Promoting Life Style Profile (HPLP) and a visual analogue scale for subjective health status. ANCOVA, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression were conducted using SPSS ver. 21.
RESULTS
Working mothers' average HPLP score (2.30+/-0.37) was higher than non-working mother's (2.15+/-0.37). The score of the physical activity subscale was lowest among the subscales and there was a difference between the two groups. Subjective mental health status was the only predictor of working mothers'health promoting behavior, and it explained 23.2% of variance in health promoting behavior. Subjective mental health status, education, and age were the predictors of non-working mothers' health promoting behavior and they explained 27.2% of variance in health promoting behavior.
CONCLUSION
According to the findings, both working and non-working mothers' health promoting behaviors were low. To promote mothers' health, it is necessary to develop diverse community health promotion programs to support mothers.

Keyword

Health promotion; Health status; Mothers; Infant; Preschool child

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Health
Child, Preschool
Education
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Infant*
Life Style
Mental Health
Mothers*
Motor Activity
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires

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