Abstract:
This qualitative descriptive research aimed to explore the self-care experiences during
pregnancy of Muslim adolescents in Three Southern Border Provinces. Twenty participants were first time Muslim mothers who had pregnancy experiences under 20 years of age. Participants were
selected by purposive sampling with inclusion criteria. Data were collected from in-depth interview
until data saturation. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Peer debriefing and member
checking were employed to enhance the trustworthiness of the data.
The findings revealed 3 main themes of self-care experiences during pregnancy of Muslim
adolescents in Three Southern Border Provinces: (1) self-care in Islamic way, (2) self-care in local
community way, and (3) self-care in conventional medicine. The findings will aid in understanding
self-care during pregnancy of Muslim adolescents among the Three Southern Border Provinces.
Health care personnel are recommended to apply Islamic way, local community way, and
conventional medicine as a guide to educate and manage an appropriate program so that self-care
during pregnancy of Muslim adolescents would be promoted based on the cultural diversity.