Pregnancy Risk Perception and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Health Centers in Jabi Tehnan District, Amhara, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2021
Table 4
Pregnancy risk perception of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jabi Tehnan District health centers, Ethiopia in April 2021 ().
(a)
Variables
Frequency (%)
Mean (SD)
(1) Perceived susceptibility
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Getting extremely pregnancy-related complications
105 (24.9%)
41 (9.7%)
69 (16.5%)
171 (40.6%)
35 (8.3%)
2.98 (1.36)
Fears of having a difficult pregnancy period
71 (16.9%)
58 (13.7%)
47 (11.2%)
193 (45.8%)
52 (12.4%)
3.23 (1.31)
Good possibility to get complications related to delivery and the postpartum period
62 (14.7%)
55 (13.1%)
51 (12.1%)
163 (38.7%)
90 (21.4%)
3.39 (1.35)
Getting pregnancy-related complications are great
84 (19.9%)
99 (23.5%)
56 (13.3%)
132 (31.4%)
50 (11.9%)
2.92 (1.35)
Get bad pregnancy outcome
119 (28.3%)
78 (18.5%)
99 (23.5%)
100 (23.8%)
25 (5.9%)
2.61 (1.28)
(b)
Variables
Frequency (%)
Mean (SD)
(2)Perceived severity
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Pregnancy and delivery problems would last a long time
33 (7.8%)
44 (10.5%)
102 (24.2%)
167 (39.7%)
75 (17.8%)
3.49 (1.14)
Pregnancy complications would threaten the relationship with the partner
101 (24%)
57 (13.5%)
73 (17.3%)
103 (24.5%)
87 (20.7%)
3.04 (1.47)
Pregnancy-related complications can lead to permanent changes in life
46 (10.9%)
52 (12.4%)
64 (15.2%)
153 (36.3%)
106 (25.2%)
3.52 (1.29)
Pregnancy would not last to term
50 (11.9)
32 (7.6%)
56 (13.3%)
161 (38.2%)
122 (29%)
3.65 (1.30)
The baby would not survive the pressure that comes with labor and delivery
45 (10.7%)
47 (11.2%)
29 (6.9%)
162 (38.4%)
138 (32.8%)
3.72 (1.31)
If I got pregnancy-related complications, I fear I will not survive them
