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ReviewApplied psychology. Health and well-being2022

Understanding safe water-carrying practices during pregnancy and postpartum: A mixed-methods study in Nepal.

Vica Marie Jelena Tomberge, Akina Shrestha, Regula Meierhofer, Jennifer Inauen

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Review in Applied psychology. Health and well-being, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05154006 (Promoting Self-efficacy and Social Support to Enable Women to Reduce the Risks of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Related to Heavy Lifting in a Non-randomized Controlled Trial With a 3-arm Parallel Intervention Group Design in Rural Nepal), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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Promoting Self-efficacy and Social Support to Enable Women to Reduce the Risks of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Related to Heavy Lifting in a Non-randomized Controlled Trial With a 3-arm Parallel Intervention Group Design in Rural Nepal

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of BernRan2022 to 2022Enrolled600ConditionsBehavior, Health, Behavior, Maternal, Work Related StressArmsInformation about benefits of the behavior, Instruction on how to perform a behavior, Self-efficacy, Social Support
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vica Marie Jelena TombergeDepartment of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7752-2355
Akina ShresthaSchool of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0003-2902-827X
Regula MeierhoferDepartment of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development (SANDEC), Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9691-9374
Jennifer InauenDepartment of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7884-3222
University of Bern · CHDhulikhel Hospital · NPSwiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Daily carrying of heavy loads of domestic water, especially during pregnancy and postpartum, bears a threat to maternal health in low-income countries. Using an extended health action process approach (HAPA), we examined women's reasons for and psychosocial determinants of safe water-carrying during pregnancy and postpartum. In a mixed-methods study, trained local interviewers conducted 1001 quantitative interviews with women of reproductive age (n = 921 analyzed) and 21 qualitative interviews with women of reproductive age, in-laws, and spouses in rural Nepal. We analyzed the quantitative data with generalized estimating equations to model the HAPA-based psychosocial determinants of avoiding water-carrying during pregnancy and postpartum. Subjective perspectives were investigated with thematic analysis. Outcome expectancies (B = 0.24), self-efficacy (B = 0.20), and injunctive norms (B = 0.23) were significantly associated with the intention to avoid water-carrying. Self-efficacy (B = 0.36) and instrumental support (B = 0.05) are related to behavior (all p < 0.05). Women explained water-carrying during pregnancy by a lack of family support, a shift of health decision-making power to in-laws, and low behavioral control. Overall, the necessity of water, family decision-making structures, and low support make it difficult for women to discontinue water-carrying. Additionally to infrastructural improvements, behavioral interventions may increase women's self-efficacy for safe water-carrying (e.g. reducing weight) and social support.

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Postpartum PeriodWaterFemaleHumansNepalPregnancyRural PopulationSpousesWateraccess to waterconvergent mixed-methods designhealth action process approachlow-income populationpsychosocial determinants of healthwomen's health

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PMID34862740
PMCPMC9300039
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