Interrelatedness of women's health-behaviour cognitions: A dyadic study of female family members on carrying heavy loads during pregnancy in Nepal.
Br J Health Psychol
; 29(2): 468-487, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Decisions about reproductive health are often influenced by women's female family members, particularly in low-resource contexts. However, previous research has focused primarily on individual behavioural determinants. We investigated the interrelatedness of female family members' reproductive health behaviour with a dyadic version of an extended health action process approach. We investigated this for carrying heavy loads during pregnancy and postpartum, a risk factor for reproductive health in many low-income countries such as Nepal.DESIGN:
This cross-sectional study included dyads of daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in rural Nepal (N = 476, nested in 238 dyads).METHODS:
Dyads of daughters- and mothers-in-law were surveyed about avoiding carrying heavy loads during pregnancy and postpartum. The effects of a woman's cognitions and her female dyadic partner's cognitions on their intention and behaviour about avoiding carrying loads were estimated using linear mixed models.RESULTS:
The results showed that a mother-in-law's cognitions were related to her daughter-in-law's intentions and vice versa. The mother-in-law's cognitions were also related to the daughter-in-law's behaviour. The mother-in-law's self-efficacy and injunctive norms related to the daughter-in-law's intention and behaviour over and above the daughter-in-law's own self-efficacy and injunctive norms.CONCLUSION:
Female Nepali family members' cognitions about carrying heavy loads during pregnancy and postpartum are interrelated. Including female family members in interventions to help women manage their reproductive health in low-resource populations seems promising. These novel findings add to the growing body of research indicating the importance of including a dyadic perspective when understanding and changing health behaviour.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde da Mulher
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Mães
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Health Psychol
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
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