Effect of Pro-Environmental Prenatal Education Program on Pregnant Women’s Environmental Health Awareness and Behaviors based on the Protection Motivation Theory

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ID13775166
AutoresHyun Kyoung Kim (0000-0003-2782-108X, Kongju National University, Kongju, South Korea), Geum Hee Jeong (0000-0002-2254-1962, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume59
Páginas469580211047045-469580211047045
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580211047045
PMID35227127
OpenAlexW4214811789
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas32

This study aimed to verify whether a pro-environmental prenatal education program has an effect on pregnant women's environmental health awareness and behaviors in Korea. This quasi-experimental study employed a nonequivalent control group and nonsynchronized design based on the protection motivation theory as a theoretical framework. In total, 96 pregnant women had their data collected and analyzed in Korea (40 in the experimental group; and 56 in the control group). Data collection through self-reported questionnaire was conducted between September 2017 and August 2018. The program consisted of lectures and group activities aimed at educating participants on environmental awareness and behaviors. The data were analyzed using t-test, chi square test, and ANCOVA using SPSS 24.0 program. After the intervention, the experimental group showed significantly higher sensitivity (54.78 ± 9.47 and 49.75 ± 5.42; F = 15.13, P P P P P P < .001) than the control group. The developed pro-environmental prenatal education program contained content on the environment and pregnancy, environmental toxin, effects of endocrine disruptors, airborne pollutants, water pollutant, soil pollutant, radio-electronic exposure, and pro-environmental health behaviors during pregnancy. Pregnant women who participated in the pro-environmental prenatal education program had positive changes in environmental health perceptions and behaviors. As environmental hazards continue to increase, pregnant women should receive effective motivational education on eco-environmental protection to increase their sensitivity to environmental risk factors and to encourage active environmental health behaviors

Biology · Environmental health · Pregnancy · Demography · Education, Safety, and Science Studies · Educational Systems and Policies · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Medicine · Psychology