Primigravida Women's Awareness and practices regarding their Health
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Primigravida is a term referred to a woman who is pregnant for the first time. Improving awareness and promoting healthy practices during the first pregnancy are crucial for ensuring maternal and neonatal health. Aim of the study: To assess awareness and reported practices of primigravida women regarding their health . Design: Descriptive design used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted in Al-Marj Al-Sharqiya primary health care center in East Cairo. Subjects: A purposive sample of 95 primigravida women was used. Tools of data collection: one tool was used to conduct this study, interviewing questionnaire including four parts: Part (I) socio-demographic characteristics primigravida women. Part (II) Previous medical ,surgical and obstetric history of primigravida women, Part (III) primigravida women's knowledge regarding health during pregnancy. Part (IV): Primigravida women's reported practices regarding health during pregnancy. Results: 26.3% of primigravida women had high total level of knowledge, 27.4 % of them had average total level of knowledge 46.3% had low total level and 37.9 % of primigravida women had adequate total practices regarding health and 62.1 % of them had inadequate total practices regarding health. Conclusion: The current study showed that more than one quarter of primigravida women had high total knowledge levels, while more than one quarter had average total knowledge level and less than half had low total level of knowledge.According to total practices of primigravida women regarding health ,the result of the current study showed that more than one third of them had adequate total practices and less than two thirds of them had inadequate total practices regarding health. Recommendation: The study recommended that, promoting health education through campaigns and awareness programs, including the use of social media, to encourage utilization of antenatal care services and enhance women’s knowledge ,developing and distributing educational materials such as posters, pamphlets to support primigravida women in adopting healthy practices during pregnancy.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222884798