Perceptual Factors (Awareness, Attitude) and Positive, Indeterminate and Negative Nurturing Factors Affecting Physical Activity of Pregnant Women Visiting Health-care Centers in Tehran: Examination and Analyses
Abstract BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of perceptual factors (awareness, attitude) and positive, intermediate and negative nurturing factors on physical activity of pregnant women visiting health centers in Tehran. MethodsThe present research was an applied study in which a quasi-experimental research design (pre-test-post-test) with a control group was employed. The Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) and a questionnaire designed based on the results of needs assessment and dimensions of the PEN-3 model were used for the purposes of this study. This study is a randomized control trial (RCT). ResultsThe results indicated that the intervention based on E-learning has a statistically significant effect on perceptual factors (awareness, attitude) in increasing physical activity of pregnant women in the experimental group. Furthermore, E-learning-based intervention has a significant effect on increasing physical activity of pregnant women in the experimental group compared to the control group.ConclusionBased on the research results, it can be said that there is a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the scores obtained from perceptual factors (awareness, attitude) in the pre-test and the experimental group. Furthermore, it is safe to say that there is a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the scores obtained from physical activity in the pre-test and the experimental group.