Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 9 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 107-114
Effect of Prenatal Sedentary Behaviour on Pregnancy Minor Disorders: A Tertiary Hospital Retrospective Survey in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Yahaya Jafaru
Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, kebbi State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Pregnancy is associated with numerous physiological and psychological changes that may encourage sedentary behaviour. Sedentary behaviour among pregnant women is common, usually because of fear of adverse effects on their health and that of their fetus. The research was aimed at investigating prenatal sedentary behaviour and its effect on pregnancy minor disorders. Descriptive cross sectional retrospective design was applied using questionnaire that assessed sedentary behaviour, nocturnal rest time and pregnancy minor disorders patterns. Ethical approval for the research was obtained from Kebbi State Health Research Ethical Committee. Systematic sampling was used in selecting the sample from the population of the study. Data were presented and analysed in tables showing percentages, means and standard deviations. T-test and ANOVA statistical tools were used in making the inferences. The result showed there is no statistical significant difference in the sedentary behaviour categories mean between different patterns of the pregnancy minor disorders P>0.05; except in occurrence of miscarriage in which there is a statistical significant difference P<0.05. There is no statistical significant difference in the nocturnal rest time mean between different patterns of the pregnancy minor disorders P>0.05; except in duration of the ailments in which there is a statistical significant difference P<0.05. It is concluded that in most of the instances sedentary behaviour has no effect statistically on the patterns of pregnancy minor disorders. In some of the patterns the differences in the mean were noticeable, but not statistically significant. More rigorous studies using different methods are needed to shade more light on sedentary life behaviour as it relate to pregnancy minor disorders.
Key words: Effect, Minor disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, retrospective survey, Sedentary behaviour