 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Margaret M. Kaiser, PhD, RN and Bevely J. Hays, PhD, RN. College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985330 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5330, 402-559-6539, mkaiser@unmc.edu
Identifying the relationships between prenatal health behaviors and relevant psychosocial factors affecting transition to motherhood has implications for prevention efforts aimed at reducing the long term negative consequences of teen pregnancy. This secondary analysis provides information about the characteristics and health behaviors of pregnant teens and assesses their relationships to psychosocial factors affecting teen transition to motherhood. The data were obtained from an earlier study of 145 first-time pregnant adolescents 15-18 years of age intending to keep their infant after birth. That study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Adolescent Prenatal Questionnaire (APQ), an instrument that assesses psychosocial factors (Family Acceptance of Pregnancy, View of Personal Future, Perceptions of Being Grown Up Related to Being Pregnant, Identifying with Motherhood) that affect transition to motherhood in first-time pregnant adolescents. The purpose of this poster is to describe the frequency of selected prenatal health behaviors (attendance at prenatal and teen parenting classes, substance use, condom use, and number of sexual partners), and to describe relationships among the frequency of the health behaviors and APQ scales using t-test and ANOVA. The significant relationships between health behaviors and three of the four psychosocial factors assessed by the APQ will be discussed, along with their relevance for designing preventive strategies to promote transition to motherhood for teens who do become pregnant.
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Keywords: Health Behavior, Pregnancy
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.