Perceived Threats and Concerns of Women with Unplanned Pregnancy

Backgrounds: Pregnancy is a pleasant process for a family, but unplanned pregnancy mostly perceived and understood as a challenging event in women life. Present study aimed to assess women’s perceived threats and concerns about an unplanned pregnancy.Material and Method: Present cross-sectional study was performed among 230 women with an unplanned pregnancy referred to health care centers and genecology clinics in Tabriz, Iran in 2017. Data were collected by interviewing and completing the perceived threats and concerns questionnaire. Descriptive testes (SD) were used for data analysis.Result: The mean age of women participating in the study was 31.10 ± 6.75 and about two third of them had low-grade education. Mean (SD) of the perceived threat was 50/5±02/40 among women with an unplanned pregnancy which was higher than determined cut off. Subscales of the perceived threats were fear of parental responsibility, concerns about breaking the norms of society, fear of the difficulties and instability of personal and sexual life, deprivation of community presence and job continuity, physical and emotional negative consequences.Conclusion: As present study results revealed, most of women with an unplanned pregnancy perceived threats in different dimension of their life’s, so there was necessity for counseling interventions for these women concerning perceived threats and provide appropriate solutions to address those threats