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

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 the

SUBMITTER: Tomberge VMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature