The Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale is a valid and reliable measure used to assess perceived parental self‐efficacy, which is a critical component in facilitating adaptation to parenthood. In the ...current study, we translated the original version of the scale, developed in Australia, into Japanese and examined the validity and reliability of the translation, including its factor structure. A Web‐based survey was administered to 316 mothers of children aged 0–12 months between May and June 2016. The results revealed that the Japanese version had a two factor structure: “self‐efficacy for infant care” and “self‐efficacy for parental role”. The concurrent/convergent validity of the Japanese version was examined with an acceptable Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each subscale. The present findings indicate that the Japanese version of the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale is a valid and reliable measure to assess parenting self‐efficacy among Japanese mothers of infants. The results suggest further assessment of parental self‐efficacy by using each subscale. Additionally, future studies should replicate the factor structures across varied or large populations.
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The activities of nursing researchers have been constrained by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types of support and related factors that nursing researchers hope ...to receive from academic societies during the pandemic and to obtain suggestions for the role of academic societies in supporting nursing researchers and expanding research. An online survey was conducted with 1532 Japan Academy of Nursing Science members. The survey included 19 items of potential support from the society during the COVID‐19 pandemic as well as open‐ended questions. Data were analyzed statistically and qualitatively. For 9 of the 19 items, over 50% of respondents reported that they “needed” or “very much needed” support. Multivariate analysis results showed that younger respondents and those with family members requiring care were significantly more likely to report needs for some items. In the open‐ended comments, there were several suggestions for activities, including “Lobbying for revision of regulations on research implementation.” Nursing researchers expressed needs for support that reflect their demographic characteristics and situations, including collaboration across organizations and securing research‐promotion and skill‐development opportunities online.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention interventions focused at reducing risky sexual behaviours are an important strategy for preventing HIV infection among youth (15-24 years) who continue ...to be vulnerable to the disease. This systematic review aims to synthesise current global evidence on the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for reducing risky sexual behaviour among youth in the last decade.
MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO, ProQuest Central, CINAHL and Web of Science databases, ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform and reference lists of included studies and systematic reviews on effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for reducing risky sexual behaviour among youth will be searched for articles published from August 2011 to August 2021. Eligible studies will be longitudinal studies including randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies that examined the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions among youth populations (15-24 years) with risky sexual behaviour as a primary or secondary outcome. Study selection and quality assessment will be undertaken independently by three reviewers and disagreements will be resolved through consensus. Data analysis will be undertaken using RevMan software V.5.3.3. A random effects meta-analysis will be conducted to report heterogeneous data where statistical pooling is achievable. We will use I
statistics to test for heterogeneity. Where appropriate, a funnel plot will be generated to assess publication bias. Where statistical pooling is unachievable, the findings will be reported in a narrative form, together with tables and figures to assist in data presentation if required. Reporting of the systematic review will be informed by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Ethical approval is not required. Findings of the systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The findings will be of interest to researchers, healthcare practitioners and policymakers.
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Many women in Tanzania lack autonomy in decision-making for their pregnancy and childbirth. Woman-centred care (WCC) seeks to provide each woman with the appropriate information that promotes ...participation and highlights their informed decision-making. Thus, decision-making has been proposed as an essential determinant of WCC. This study aimed to assess the association between decision-making and WCC among Tanzanian pregnant women.
We conducted a cross-sectional study among 710 pregnant women in Tanzania. The 23-item Woman-Centred Care English version questionnaire was used to assess how women perceived the care provided by midwives. Participants were categorized into two decision-making groups: decision-making for the birthing place by pregnant women themselves and by others. The pre-defined cut-off point of the top 20 percentile was used to indicate a high level of WCC. Binary logistic regression models were used to determine the association between decision-making and WCC.
The median score (interquartile range) of WCC was 97 (92−103) points when decisions were made by pregnant women, compared to 92 (88−96) points when decisions were made by others (p<0.001). There was a significant association between decision-maker and WCC in both unadjusted (p<0.001) and multivariable-adjusted (p=0.006) analyses. The unadjusted odds were approximately 5 times higher in the pregnant women decision-making group (OR: 4.80, 95% CI: 2.74–8.43) and 3 times higher (OR:2.90, 95% CI: 1.36–6.07) after the adjustment for covariates. We observed no significant interaction between decision-making and parity on the level of WCC (p for interaction=0.52).
Pregnant women who made decisions for the birthing place had a higher likelihood of having a high level of WCC compared with their counterparts. Our findings suggest that women should be empowered to be involved in decision-making to increase their satisfaction with the care provided by healthcare providers and foster a positive childbirth experience.
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shimpuku y. & norr k.f. (2012) Working with interpreters in cross‐cultural qualitative research in the context of a developing country: systematic literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing68(6), ...1692–1706.
Aims. This article is a report of a systematic literature review describing how cross‐cultural researchers conducted qualitative studies with interpreters in Tanzania. The purpose was to draw methodological implications for working with interpreters within the context of developing countries.
Background. In a growing number of cross‐cultural nursing studies in developing countries, interpreters play a crucial role for imparting verbal and cultural understanding. In many studies, however, the interpreters’ role and their influences on the findings are not adequately described, and therefore the study credibility is weakened.
Data Sources. Cross‐cultural qualitative studies conducted with interpreters in Tanzania were searched in four databases. Meeting our inclusion criteria were 20 studies published from 1994–2009.
Review Methods. We used Garrard’s Matrix Method following Wallin and Ahlström’s framework to analyse how cross‐cultural researchers described the role of interpreters.
Results. We identified three major patterns of how researchers worked with interpreters: (i) invisible assistance, (ii) independent fieldwork and (iii) integrated collaboration. In many studies, interpreters’ information was limited. They were often asked to collect data in the field without the presence of the researcher. They were integrated into the research process beyond data collection, such as subject recruitment, review of interviews, transcription and translation and analysis.
Conclusion. From planning of research to dissemination of the findings, nurse researchers should carefully consider interpreters’ influences on the findings. They may use a set of questions we developed for working with interpreters in developing countries to systematically describe the interpreter’s role and maximize their research credibility.
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Mothers in urban Japan are at high risk for postpartum depression. Previous research indicates that parents who understand their baby’s behavior may have lower risks for postpartum depression. HUG ...Your Baby helps parents understand their baby’s behavior.
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to determine whether mothers receiving prenatal HUG Your Baby teaching would have better outcomes than a control group with respect to postpartum depression and related factors.
Pregnant women, after thirty weeks’ gestation, were recruited to either the intervention or the control group. The intervention group received HUG Your Baby education, which teaches how to recognize and respond to a baby’s behavior. The control group received a leaflet and regular, prenatal treatment. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale, and three other scales at one and three months, postpartum. Questions about knowledge of baby’s behavior was administered prenatally, and at one and three months, postpartum.
Data derived from 221 mothers (Control 100, Intervention 121) were included in the analysis. Researchers found significant differences regarding postpartum depression at one and three months and parenting confidence at one month. Scores were favorable for the intervention group.
The HUG Your Baby program has a positive impact on preventing postpartum depression and increasing parenting confidence. It warrants wider implementation and evaluation in prenatal programs.
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Background Women and adolescent girls with disabilities suffer the most difficulties during menstruation days in developing countries like Bangladesh. They deal with menstruation in a hazardous and ...unclean manner. In Bangladesh, men serve as the family's gatekeepers for health-seeking behavior. But they frequently have no idea how unpleasant and demanding menstruation can be. Menstrual hygiene care for women and adolescent girls with disabilities can be improved by involving male peers. In Bangladesh, no such intervention has been assessed. The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of male participation on menstrual hygiene management of women and adolescent girls with disabilities in Bangladesh. Methods This will be a quasi-experimental study with a sample size of 120 (60 - control, 60 - intervention). The study will be conducted in a sub-district of Bogura and Chapainawabganj in Bangladesh. Inclusion criteria for the study participants are women and adolescent girls with disabilities (intervention and control groups) and male counterparts (intervention group). The exclusion criteria for this study are women and adolescent girls with mental and intellectual disabilities. Engaging male peers in menstrual hygiene management is the key intervention in the study. No blinding or randomization will be applied. The expected primary outcome in the intervention group will be an improvement in the menstrual hygiene management of women and adolescent girls with disabilities in the selected sub-districts of Bangladesh. Two times data will be collected from the intervention and control groups using the 'Menstrual Practice Needs Scale-36', 'Perceived Stress Scale', and 'Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support'. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test will be applied to a two-point data series to assess statistical significance. Results The result of the study will be published in a scientific journal. The outcomes of the research will be disseminated to local policymakers and health planners. The health administrator will get evidence-based information on gender-inclusive menstrual hygiene management for women and adolescent girls with disabilities through study result dissemination events. Conclusion This protocol for a quasi-experimental study in Bangladesh highlights the potential advantages of involving male peers in the menstrual hygiene management of women and adolescent girls with disabilities. It may promote gender-inclusive behavior in selected subdistricts of Bangladesh.
PurposeThe HUG (Help-Understanding-Guidance) Your Baby program is designed to support parents with a newborn baby. This study aimed to evaluate the usability of the program through 1) questionnaires ...on class contents and use of learning materials, and 2) interviews on parenting experiences of those who participated in the HUG Your Baby program during pregnancy.Participants and methodsThis study is a program evaluation study that integrates findings from questionnaire data and qualitative interviews. Descriptive statistics of the questionnaire data after the program during pregnancy, 1 month postpartum, and 3 months postpartum were calculated, and differences between 1 month postpartum and 3 months postpartum were analyzed. Semi-structured interviews based on the evaluation method of the intervention study by Bowen et al. were conducted 2 to 7 months after the birth of the baby.ResultsThe questionnaire survey included 82 participants who responded both at 1-month postpartum and at 3-month postpartum. In terms of the frequency of use of learning materials, use of the following materials was significantly higher in the 3 months after delivery: newborn behavior DVD (p<0.001), newborn behavior leaflet (p<0.001), breastfeeding leaflet (p<0.001), and swaddles (p=0.001). In comparisons of the comprehensibility of the learning materials, significant differences were found between the newborn behavior DVD (p=0.032) and breastfeeding leaflet (p=0.009). More than 90% of mothers answered “I would recommend” or “I would highly recommend” HUG Your Baby to other people.With regard to demand, in the interviews, many mothers reported that they had expected parenting to be difficult; however, they considered the title “HUG Your Baby” to be positive and reassuring. They wanted to love their children without stress and to make parenting easier. With regard to practicality, in the interviews, participants described the following benefits of the program: being able to respond to the child's crying, breastfeeding and cuddling according to the sleep pattern of the newborn; being helped by parenting experiences; and being able to share learning materials with other family members.ConclusionThe program HUG Your Baby is highly usable in terms of meeting parents' needs regarding understanding and responding to the newborns behaviors. The learning materials were useful for obtaining support from other family members, and their comprehensibility increased as they were repeatedly used.
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