Development and Implementation Evaluation of Game Materials for Learning with Pregnant Women Groups in Rural Tanzania

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19189
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: OKA Miyuki 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (40824199)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 国際保健

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study developed a program and tested the content and surface validity of (1) audiovisual materials to promote knowledge of physical symptoms of pregnancy and conversation with nurses and (2) a questionnaire on knowledge of symptoms of pregnancy among nurses in charge of providing health guidance during antenatal check-ups in rural Tanzania. From previous studies and preliminary research, educational videos and board game materials were developed for use in the program to achieve the objectives of the program. As a result, the program content was targeted to local pregnant women and was evaluated as easy to understand. As points to be improved, the speed of the explanations in the educational videos was too fast, and the location of the program should be considered so that the participants can concentrate on their learning.

Free Research Field

助産学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

基礎教育を十分に受けられない女性は、自分の意思を他者に表現する習慣に乏しく、自身の経験や知識を尊重される機会が少なく、医療者に真実を話すことが難しい。教育歴や識字能力が異なる妊婦同士でグループを形成し、ゲーム教材を通して自身の経験を語る場を提供する点は、独創的な発想であると同時に汎用性の高いアプローチである。
また、看護職と妊婦が１対１で対面する高圧的関係から、妊婦5人対看護職1人のグループ展開は、看護職が妊婦と同じ高さの目線で向き合い、妊婦の声を聞く機会となり、これまでと異なる妊婦健診の概念を提示する。