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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 9
First page : ( 803) Last page : ( 808)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02534.8

Body image among Postnatal Primparous Women in Maternity Hospitals in Baghdad city

Abdul-Salam Rafah Raad1,*, Khairi Suhad Hikmat2

1MSc(C), Department of Maternal and Newborn Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

2Assistant Professor (PhD), Department of Maternal and Newborn Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

*Corresponding Author: Rafah Raad Abdul-Salam, MSc (C), Department of Maternal and Newborn Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Email: rafah_a.salam@yahoo.com

Online published on 13 November, 2019.

Abstract

A descriptive correlational design was used. This study aims to (1) assess body image, and (2) find out the association between body image and some sociodemographic characteristics for primiparous women. The study included a convenience sample of 200 primiparous women who were selected from four maternity hospitals in Baghdad City. The study instrument consists of the sociodemographic characteristics, the reproductive information and Body Appreciation Scale. Data were collected using a self-report tool. Data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) for windows, version 24.

The study results revealed that more than a half perceive themselves as having; from their point of view, good body image (n= 111; 55.5%). The researcher concluded that more than a half perceive themselves as having; from their point of view, good body image.

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Keywords

Body Image, Primiparous Women.

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