Utilization of information and communication technologies in pregnancy related concerns among women
Date of Publication
2014
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Health Social Science
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Thesis Adviser
Melvin A. Jabar
Defense Panel Chair
Romeo B. Lee
Defense Panel Member
Alicia B. Malagnit
Cristina A. Rodriguez
Abstract/Summary
This study examines the use of ICTs among women in 8 health centers within Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. A face-to-face interview was utilized using an interview schedule with 75 women (i.e. 42 pregnant women who are at the last trimester of their pregnancy and 33 women who are on the first three months after they gave birth were interviewed).
Data showed that most of the respondents are married (88%), not highly educated, unemployed (i.e. fulltime housewife, 88%) and earning below the poverty threshold. Most participants had access to mobile phones and use it for texting their family members regarding pregnancy concerns, while majority of them (98.67%) believed that nutritional needs and physical fitness are very important during the course of their pregnancy.
Furthermore, age and physical capacity issues among women during and after their pregnancy are significantly associated with the type of ICT they use. It implies that the use of ICT among women in Barangay Bagong Silang for their pregnancy concerns is only for emergencies determined by their physiological limitations and maturity.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG005648
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Recommended Citation
Dellomos, C. (2014). Utilization of information and communication technologies in pregnancy related concerns among women. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/4654