• Libraries
    • Log in to:
    View Item 
    •   MSpace Home
    • Faculty of Graduate Studies (Electronic Theses and Practica)
    • FGS - Electronic Theses and Practica
    • View Item
    •   MSpace Home
    • Faculty of Graduate Studies (Electronic Theses and Practica)
    • FGS - Electronic Theses and Practica
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Knowledge, beliefs, behaviours, and decision making associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy in an urban prenatal population

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    MQ51730.pdf (8.186Mb)
    Date
    2000-05-01
    Author
    Kavanagh Yeo, Catherine R.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Despite the age old warnings against the use of alcohol during pregnancy, and the abundance of scientific research that links Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) with prenatal maternal alcohol ingestion, FAS/FAE remains one of the leading causes of birth defects and mental retardation. It is critical to explore the reasons why women may choose to drink alcohol during their pregnancies to identify areas which may direct interventions and future research. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was completed using Beeker's Health Belief Model (1974) as a guide to exploring the phenomena of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. A researcher designed self-reporting questionnaire that incorporated previously used tools and open-ended questions was used to gather information from the 117 pregnant study participants regarding their knowledge, beliefs, behaviours, and decision making related to alcohol consumption during pregnancy. A small number of study participants continued to drink duringtheir pregnancy. They tended to be older, Caucasian, more educated, in a higher family income bracket, and with slightly lower knowledge scores. In general, the study sample possessed a high knowledge level and high levels of perceived susceptibility and severity to FAS/FAE. The most common benefit cited by participants for abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy was for health reasons, especially related to the baby. The most common barrier to abstaining was related to alcohol being an enjoyable part of the woman's lifestyle. Recommendations are made for health care education, practice, future research, and refinement of the research questionnaire.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1899
    Collections
    • FGS - Electronic Theses and Practica [25532]

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of MSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV