A causal model of eating behaviors among Thai pregnant women working in industrial factories
Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Jun 26, 2024
Page range: 221 - 229
Received: Mar 09, 2024
Accepted: Apr 21, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0025
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Objective
This study aimed to examine the causal model of eating behaviors among pregnant women working in industrial factories.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 210 participants, attending 4 healthcare centers, at a tertiary care hospital in Chonburi province, Thailand. Data 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 questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and path analysis were used for data analysis.
Results
The participants had relatively high mean scores for eating behaviors. The final model fitted well with the data χ2 = 12.86, df = 10,
Conclusions
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.