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. 2020 Oct 23:2020:9465019.
doi: 10.1155/2020/9465019. eCollection 2020.

Determinants of Maternal Behavior of Mobile Phone Use during Pregnancy

Min Li  1 , Xia Wu  1 , Guoqiang Sun  1 , Min Peng  1
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Determinants of Maternal Behavior of Mobile Phone Use during Pregnancy

Min Li et al. J Healthc Eng. .

Abstract

Excessive use of mobile phones might bring negative physical and psychological consequences to pregnant women. This study aims to explore the potential determinants of pregnant women's mobile phone use behavior to assist healthcare providers in the development of guideline programs. In order to explain the behavior, we developed a theoretical model based on the widely applied theory of planned behavior (TPB) by incorporating two additional constructs of personal habit and perceived risk. Structural equation modeling technique is employed to estimate the model based on questionnaire survey. Research results clearly show that behavior attitude and perceived behavior control play dominant roles in determining the intention and behavior. It is interesting to find that perceived risk and personal habit are less important in determining pregnant women's behavior of mobile phone use. Finally, suggestions are put forward to reduce the risk of mobile phone use during pregnancy.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts interests.

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A theoretical model for studying the maternal behavior of mobile phone use during pregnancy.
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The structural model developed in this study.
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Model estimation using all data.
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