Associations of sociodemographic factors, social support, physcial activity, and dietary intake with perceived stress among pregnant women in health clinics Wilayah Persekutuan

Borhan, Farah Nurdiana (2019) Associations of sociodemographic factors, social support, physcial activity, and dietary intake with perceived stress among pregnant women in health clinics Wilayah Persekutuan. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

This cross sectional study examined the association of socio-demographic factors, social support, physical activity and dietary intake with stress among pregnant women at health clinics in Wilayah Persekutuan. A total of 189 pregnant women with average age (29 .95 ± 4.81) attending maternal and child health clinics Wilayah Persekutuan were enrolled in this study between March and April 2019. The participants completed self-administered questionnaires consists of socio-demographic information, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS- 10), Multidimensional Perceived Social Support (MPSS-12), Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaires (PPAQ) and Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ). Out of 189 pregnant women, near half of the women (44.4%) were at their second trimester, followed by 41.8% and 13.8% were at their first trimester, and third trimester respectively. The total average gestational weeks was 25.46 ± 9.35. Most of the women (74.7%) had moderate and high level of stress. The total mean activity and energy intake of the pregnant women were 249.39 ± 146.58 MET-hour/week and 2283.77 ± 979.48 kcal/day respectively. Perceived social support (r= -0.241, p<0.001 ), fat intake (r=0.145, p<0.05) and total energy intake (r= 0.150, p<0.05) were associated with perceived stress score. Women who are having less social support, eating a lot of sugary and high fat food, were prone to have high level of stress which these factors may underlies the importance of targeting these women for intervention program to manage the stress better .

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2025 04:45
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2025 04:45
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2554

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