1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The two objectives of the study were to identify (1) the determinants of intention to abstain from drinking alcohol while pregnant among [...] women of childbearing age between 18 and 44 years and (2) the factors that programmes promoting alcohol abstinence during pregnancy should consider.» (p. 128)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
The sample of this research is composed of 167 women aged between 18 and 44 years, from the region of Québec City, and who eventually wanted to become pregnant.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«In many countries, not drinking alcohol during pregnancy is strongly recommended, since consuming alcohol can be hazardous for the unborn child. Despite this, a number of women drink alcohol while pregnant. [...] A large majority of the participants reported consuming alcohol on a regular basis. Although most of them expressed a strong intention to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy, about one woman in four did not have a firm intention. A logistic regression analysis revealed that the four determinants of intention were moral norm (odds ratio (OR)=12.97; 95% confidence interval (CI95%): 3.83–43.91), anticipated regret (OR=11.43; CI95%: 3.46–37.75), attitude (OR=7.49; CI95%: 2.37–23.64) and perceived behavioural control (OR=3.60; CI95% 1.11–11.65). Moreover, a discriminant analysis identified specific beliefs significantly related to intention not to consume alcohol while pregnant. These results can prove useful in guiding the development of a programme promoting alcohol abstinence among women of childbearing age in order to reduce the number of unborn children exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.» (p. 128)
Note : Le support familial est un des facteurs analysés.