J Korean Soc Matern Child Health.  2019 Jan;23(1):35-44. 10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.1.35.

The Status of Nutritional Supplements Nutritional Supplements and Factors affecting Health Promotion Behaviors in Pregnant Women

• Sim ES
• Choi SY

• KMID: 2437978
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.1.35

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among nutritional supplement intake, subjective health status, health control level and health promotion behaviors and to investigate factors affecting health promotion behaviors in pregnant women.
METHODS
A total of 153 pregnant women was recruited from a university hospital in J city in Korea. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires.
RESULTS
Most participants (91.5%) took nutritional supplements. Health promotion behavior had positive correlations with subjective health status (r=0.313, p < 0.001), internal control (r=0.229, p=0.004), powerful others locus of control (r=0.162, p=0.046), and doctors locus of control (r=0.215, p=0.008). There was a negative correlation between health promotion behavior and chance locus of control (r=−0.273, p=0.001). Health status (β=0.25, p=0.001), chance locus of control (β=−0.28, p < 0.001), doctors locus of control (β=0.20, p=0.009), and powerful others locus of control (β=0.16, p=0.033) were significant predictors for health promotion behavior. These variables explained 25.8% of the variance in health promotion behavior.
CONCLUSION
The study results indicate that it is necessary to develop a nutrition education program and nursing intervention in order to promote health for pregnant women.

Keyword

nutritional supplement; subjective health status; health control; health promotion behavior; pregnant women

MeSH Terms

Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Education
Female
Health Promotion*
Humans
Internal-External Control
Korea
Nursing
Pregnant Women*