SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG PUERPERAL AT RISK: ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Main Authors: Fernanda Fernandes de Carvalho (Author), Ane Gabriele Poli Petersen (Author), Caroline Sissy Tronco (Author), Denise Casagrande (Author), Francini de Oliveira Rodrigues (Author), Rosane Harter Griep (Author), Adriane Cristina Bernat Kolankiewicz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Objective: To assess the association between perceived social support and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a maternity hospital northwest of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil from November 2021 to April 2022. A sociodemographic and clinical characterization questionnaire and a social support scale were used. Descriptive and inferential analysis. Results: Puerperal women with higher education had higher mean scores for emotional support (p=0.015); white women had higher mean scores for material support (p=0.009); and those in stable unions had higher mean scores for emotional support (p=0.0016), emotional support (p=0.035), information (p=0.019) and positive interaction (p=0.032). There were significant differences between the variables in which the pregnancy was planned, in which puerperal women received more material support (p=0.015) and those with systemic arterial hypertension, who received more support and positive interaction (p=0.014). Conclusions: The puerperal women had high social support scores. However, higher scores were observed among those from higher socioeconomic levels, in union, who had a planned pregnancy and hypertension during pregnancy.

Item Description

10.1590/ce.v29i0.95053
1414-8536
2176-9133