Body image perception and social support as predictors of psychological distress among third trimester pregnant women in Nigeria

Autor: Oluwaseyi Isaiah Olabisi, Eunice Ogunmodede, Simeon Ojo, Oluwafemi Ilori, Deborah T. Esan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06463-6
Popis: Abstract Background Body image perception and social support during pregnancy can impact the psychological distress levels experienced by pregnant women. As a result, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between various components of social support and body image perception on psychological distress levels among pregnant women in their third trimester in Nigeria. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted among 246 pregnant women who were in the third trimester and attending selected health care facilities in Ogbomoso, a semiurban city in Oyo State, Nigeria. Body image perception, social support, and psychological distress scales were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed and summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA and multiple regression), with significance set at p
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