Abstract
The purposes of this study were to: investigate barriers to prenatal care, both structural and psychosocial; test the Pender Health Promotion Model and the Triandis Model of Social Behavior to determine their effectiveness in predicting utilization of prenatal care; and document behaviors women perform during pregnancy to stay healthy.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Zeta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Pregnant Women's Care, Low-income Mothers, Prenatal Nursing
Advisor
Catherine Ingram Fogel
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree Year
1995
Recommended Citation
Lewallen, Lynne Porter, "Barriers to prenatal care in low-income women" (2019). Dissertations. 1450.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1450
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-12-05
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9538432; ProQuest document ID: 304229137. The author still retains copyright.