A causal model of eating behaviors among Thai pregnant women working in industrial factories

作     者：Tatirat Tachasuksri Chanapa Ngamchay Sivasankari Nadarajan Tatirat Tachasuksri;Chanapa Ngamchay;Sivasankari Nadarajan

作者机构：Department of Maternal Newborn Nursing and MidwiferyFaculty of NursingBurapha UniversityMuang Chonburi 20131Thailand Faculty of NursingBurapha UniversityMuang Chonburi 20131Thailand 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Nursing》 (护理前沿（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第11卷第2期

页      面：221-229页

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100403[医学-营养与食品卫生学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Burapha University, BUU, (HS059/2564) Burapha University, BUU 

主　　题：eating behaviors industrial factories perceived barriers pregnant women Thailand 

摘      要：Objective:This study aimed to examine the causal model of eating behaviors among pregnant women working in industrial ***:This cross-sectional study was conducted on 210 participants,attending 4 healthcare centers,at a tertiary care hospital in Chonburi province,*** were collected using 7 questionnaires:demographic form,eating behavior questionnaire,perceived benefits of the healthy eating questionnaire,perceived barriers to the healthy eating questionnaire,perceived self-efficacy questionnaire,social support questionnaire,and accessibility to healthy foods *** statistics and path analysis were used for data ***:The participants had relatively high mean scores for eating *** final model fitted well with the dataχ^(2)=12.86,df=10,P=0.23;χ^(2)/df=1.29;comparative fit index(CFI)=0.98;goodness-of-fit index(GFI)=0.98;adjusted goodness-of-fit index(AGFI)=0.95;root mean square error of approximation(RMSEA)=*** factors-perceived benefits(β=0.13,P0.05),perceived self-efficacy in healthy eating(β=0.22,P0.001),pregnancy planning(β=0.28,P0.001),and accessibility to healthy foods in the factory(β=0.12,P0.05)-positively affected eating behavior,while only perceived barriers to healthy eating had a negative effect on eating behavior(β=−0.24,P0.001).All the above factors explained 27.2%of the variance in eating ***:Nurses or healthcare providers can apply these findings to create an eating behavior modification program,focusing on pregnancy planning,behavior-specific variables,and interpersonal and situational influence,to promote the nutritional status of pregnant women working in industrial factories.