Qualitative study of the role of personal-social support on the safety of pregnant women in earthquake-stricken areas

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: One of the characteristics of people who is resistant to tense events is personal-social support. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of personal and social support on the safety of pregnant women living in earthquake-affected areas. The methodology of this research is qualitative and phenomenological, and a semi-structured, deep interview has been used to collect the data. The research sample consisted of 12 pregnant women with a lower secondary education who were selected through a targeted sampling from a 25- to 30-year-old mothers aged in Saral-e-Zahab province. The data analysis led to the production of 2 main floors, 8 sub floors and 46 extraction codes. The main category was "personal supporters", which was subjected to the categories of personal abilities, personal values, the role of personal experiences, personal beliefs and personal vagabonds. The theme of the second floor is "Social Supporting Factors", which was formed from the classes of social values, social protection and family support. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that pregnant women who have experienced an earthquake have effective social support factors such as social values, social protection, family support and personal support factors on the safety of pregnant pregnant women

Keywords

• keywords: personal-social support
• the safety
• pregnant women
• earthquake