Pregnant women's knowledge, attitudes, and associated factors toward physical exercise during pregnancy among those attending antenatal care at Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia.
Diriba BayisaFikadu WaltengusSelamawit LakeBizuneh WakumaLami BayisaMerga Chala BokoraMisganu Teshoma RegasaMerga BeshoGetu MosisaPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
The level of mothers' knowledge and attitude toward exercise during pregnancy in the study area was low. Educational status, physical exercise before pregnancy, ever heard about exercise during pregnancy were independent determinants of women's knowledge, while ever heard and knowledgeable about exercise during pregnancy were determinants of favorable attitude toward exercise during pregnancy. Empowering women through health education about physical exercise during pregnancy should get due attention.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- high intensity
- pregnancy outcomes
- physical activity
- resistance training
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- quality improvement
- mental health
- public health
- preterm birth
- palliative care
- working memory
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- pain management
- climate change
- chronic pain
- insulin resistance
- social media