Health Attitude Changes as a Result of Participating in a Worksite Prenatial Education Program

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in health beliefs exist between participants attending worksite prenatal education classes and participants receiving only prenatal education self-help materials. A multiple treatment study was performed on a sample of convenience of 169 women enrolled in Fruit of the Loom's worksite prenatal education program. Group 1 subjects received class and materials while Group 2 subjects received materials only. Study participants were asked to complete an 18-item Likert scale questionnaire prior to enrolling in the program and again upon completion. Sixty-two subjects completed both the pre- and posttest questionnaires. Analysis of covariance comparing posttest scores between groups using the pretest score as a covariate revealed no significant difference. Results from t test analysis on the questionnaire items revealed significant change in three of the items concerning importance of prenatal care, knowledge of healthy food choices, and abstinence from smoking.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Public Health

Year

1995

Author dc:creator

• Gibson, Vickie

• Maternal and Child Health
• Public Health

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/911

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1914