Comparisons of factors affecting decisions of undergoing amniocentesis in Taiwanese and Vietnamese Women

• Main Authors: Pi-Shuang Chung, 鍾碧霜
• Other Authors: Yao-Hua Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39125718594181921721

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 護理學系碩博士班 === 96 === The purpose of conducting prenatal genetic tests is to enhance the maternal-neonatal health. In recent decade, more women originated from the Southeastern countries had married the Taiwanese males and then became pregnant in a short period of time. Therefore, promotion of the prenatal genetic wellbeing and provision of the cultural sensitivity genetic health care to these immigrant women are urgent to the nursing professionals. The purpose of this study was to compare factors affecting the decisions of receiving the amniocentesis in Taiwanese and Vietnamese women. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was modified and used as the conceptual framework and a retrospective design was adopted to examine the research hypotheses. Through the purposive sampling, eighty Taiwanese women and 80 Vietnamese women were invited to participate of the study. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was applied to collect the data. Results of the study were: (1) Taiwanese women had higher perceived susceptibility and severity of HBM scores than Vietnamese women did. Vietnamese women had higher perceived barriers HBM scores than Taiwanese women did. (2) Actions of receiving amniocentesis were significantly correlated to women’s perceptions of susceptibility of having abnormal fetus in both Taiwanese and Vietnamese women. Negative correlations were found between the actions of receiving amniocentesis and perceived barriers in Vietnamese Women. (3)Perceived susceptibility and barriers were two major predictors of the Vietnamese women’s actions of receiving amniocentesis. However, the major predictor of the Taiwanese women’s actions of undergoing amniocentesis was the perceived barriers. Finally, results of the study might be considered as the reference to health practitioners to design the cultural sensitivity prenatal genetic care.