The Relationship of Pregnancy Planning Status with Perception of Risk and Anxiety During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Abstract
Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of pregnancy planning status with perception of risk and anxiety during pregnancy.
Material and Methods: The sample for the cross-sectional study formed from 268 pregnant women applied to a hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were obtained using the "Personal Information Form," the "London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP)," the "Perception of Pregnancy Risk Scale (PPRS)," and the "Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Scale-Revision-2 (PRAS-R2)." In statistical analysis, the percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Cronbach's alpha, t test in independent groups, and Pearson correlation analysis were utilized.
Results: The proportion of women who planned to have a baby was found to be 77.2%. The mean total PPRS and PRAS-R2 scores of the women with planned pregnancies were 30.21±16.63 and 27.79±7.72, respectively, and the difference between the groups was determined to be significant (p=0.000). The mean total PPRS and PRAS-R2 scores of the women who had an unplanned pregnancy were 40.71±11.80 and 32.49±5.59, respectively, and the difference between the groups was determined to be significant (p=0.000). According to the correlation analysis, there was a weakly significant positive correlation between the mean total scores of women with planned and unplanned pregnancies on the GRAS and GAS-R2, and as the level of perceived risk of pregnancy increased, so did the level of pregnancy-related anxiety.
Conclusion: It was found that women with unplanned pregnancies had a higher degree of risk perception and anxiety during pregnancy, and that the level of pregnancy-related anxiety rose as the level of risk perception increased.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anxiety, Pregnancy, Planned pregnancy, Unplanned pregnancy, Perception of risk.
Destekleyen Kurum
None.
Etik Beyan
The appropriate local ethics committee (Decision No: 2022/3295) and the management of the institution where the research was performed provided written consent. Before beginning the trial, all pregnant women completed an informed consent form. While gathering study data, the Declaration of Helsinki was followed.
Teşekkür
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