METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 246 pregnant women who were in the third trimester and attending selected health care facilities in Ogbomoso, a semiurban city in Oyo State, Nigeria. Body image perception, social support, and psychological distress scales were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed and summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA and multiple regression), with significance set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that 44% of the variation in psychological distress among pregnant women was explained by the background variables, marital status, body image perception, appraisal support, tangible support, belonging support, interaction between body image perception and appraisal support, belong support and tangible support.
CONCLUSIONS: Intervention programs focusing on bolstering tangible support, belonging support and appraisal support are recommended at reducing the psychological distress due to body image perception among pregnant women at third trimester.
方法:对246名妊娠晚期并在Ogbomoso选定的医疗机构就诊的孕妇进行了横断面研究,奥约州的一个半城市,尼日利亚。身体形象感知,社会支持,使用心理困扰量表收集数据。使用描述性和推断性统计(方差分析和多元回归)对数据进行分析和总结,显著性设置为p<0.05。
结果:回归分析表明,孕妇心理困扰的变化中有44%是由背景变量解释的,婚姻状况,身体形象感知,评估支持,切实的支持,归属支持,身体形象感知与评价支持之间的相互作用,属于支持和有形支持。
结论:干预计划侧重于加强有形支持,在减少妊娠晚期孕妇由于身体形象感知引起的心理困扰时,建议使用归属感支持和评估支持。