The determination of childbirth of self-efficacy adolescent pregnant and adult pregnant

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the self-efficacy of the births of adolescent pregnant and adult pregnant. Material and Method: The research was conducted descriptive study. The study sample consisted of 292 pregnant women, 73 adolescent pregnant and 219 pregnant adult pregnancy who applied to a pregnancy outpatient clinic in a state hospital in Manisa city centre. The data of the study were collected by the researcher using the Pregnancy Presentation Form and the Turkish Version of Scale-Short Form of the Childbirth of Self-Efficacy Inventory. Descriptive statistics (frequency/percentage, arithmetic mean), Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney U, and Student t tests were used in data evaluation. Results: The average scores of the Turkish Version of the Childbirth of Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form calculated for adolescent pregnant as 237,84±34,87, and 257,53±30,29 for adult pregnant. The average scores of "Outcome Expectancies" calculated for adolescent pregnant as 132,89±16,41, and 142,59±13,58 for adult pregnant. The average scores of "Efficacy Expectancies" calculated for adolescent pregnant as 104,95±23,44, and 114,94±23,70 for adult pregnant. Conclusion: A significant difference was found between the Childbirth of Self-Efficacy Inventory total and subscale scores of adolescents and adult pregnancies. being adult, living in large family, multiparity, and social support increased self-efficacy at birth.