影響產後婦女嬰幼兒照護知識與自我效能之相關因素研究——以臺北市聯合醫院某院區為例

Factors associated with a postnatal mother’s knowledge and self-efficacy of infant care - a case study in a certain branch of the Taipei City Hospital

本研究主要在探討產後婦女，對於自身嬰幼兒照護的知識程度與自我效能及其相關因素之關係。採自編結構性問卷進行測量，以臺北市立聯合醫院某院區的產後婦女為研究對象，有效樣本計67人。根據分析結果發現，目前最小的小孩介於5~8個月之婦女其嬰幼兒照護知識較高，在嬰幼兒照護自我效能（認知面），目前最小的小孩介於5~8個月及8個月（含）以上之婦女，其自我效能較佳，新手媽媽及皆無接受產前後教育者，自我效能較低，且均於統計上達顯著差異。因此，綜觀來看，影響台灣產後婦女嬰幼兒照護與自我效能的重要因素包括是否有嬰幼兒照護之經驗與是否接受過產前後教育。建議未來可將本次問卷設計成父母親雙方皆可填寫，藉以進一步分析不同照護身分在嬰幼兒照護方面的差異，作為未來規劃產前教育課程的參考依據。

This study aims to investigate the factors associated with a postnatal mother’s knowledge and self-efficacy of infant care. Using the expert-validated structured questionnaire, we surveyed 67 postnatal mothers in a certain branch of the Taipei City hospital. According to the results, one factor such as mothers with 5-8 month old babies had statistically significant higher infant care knowledge. Regarding the self-efficacy (knowledge domain), those who have 5-8 month old babies or those who have 8 month old babies, or older, had higher self-efficacy, and new mothers or those who did attend a prenatal education class, were found to have lower self-efficacy. In conclusion, our study showed that the pervious experiences with infant care and whether attending prenatal education are the two most crucial factors with infant care knowledge and self-efficacy. Moreover, to know further distinguish about the differences between a father and mother in the way they take care of their infants whilst enhancing the effects in prenatal education, the modification of this questionnaire is necessary for any further research.