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. 2023 Nov 20;11:1232625. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1232625

Table 2.

Summary of studies (n = 32) on personal level of socio-ecological model (SEM) influencing physical activity during pregnancy.

Level 1 Study reference number Total number
Facilitator (+) Barrier (−) No association (0) ? + 0 ?
69 94 37 5
Socio-demographic and biological factors 39 47 30 2
Age (24)1,*, (34)2,*, (38)1,*, (47)2, (48)1,* (36)2 (28, 32, 37), (40)*, (41)2, (43, 54, 55) 5 1 8
Ethnicity (24), (31)*, (40)*, (41)3,*, (30, 38)* (28, 37, 47) (27, 33) 4 2 3 2
Education (24), (30)*, (34, 37, 39), (40)*, (41–43, 47–49, 51) (32)a, (35)a, (36)a, (43)a, (46)a, (54)a (28, 50), (55)* 13 6 3
Work (34), (40, 45)*, (46, 49), (50)* (25, 33), (36, 45)*,b, (53), (50)*,b, (51) (28, 41, 43, 47, 54) 6 7 5
Married status (34), (40)* (28, 54, 47), (55)* 2 4
Income (24, 39, 48) (27)*, (33)*, (39), (45)*, (51), (53)* (41) 3 6 1
SES (family income) (28)a, (51)a 2
Parity (24, 26, 42, 49, 54) (29)c, (35), (36)c, (39), (43)c (41)d 5 5 1
Pregnancy discomforts (25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 43, 44, 51–53), (55)* 12
BMI (48)* (25)*, (26)*, (30)*, (35)a, (43), (51) (28, 41, 54), (50, 55)* 1 6 5
Behavioral factors 12 20 5 0
Smoking (41) (48) 1 1
Previous physical activity (26, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 46, 48), (50)*, (53) (28), (32), (36)d,*, (39)d, (50)d,* (30)*, (44) 10 5 2
Knowledge and skills (29), (49) (27)d, (33)d, (44)d,*, (45)d, (46)d, (53)d, (55)d,* 2 7
Diet (45)* (50)*, (51) 1 2
Lack of time (25, 27, 33, 39, 44, 53) 6
Psychological factors 18 27 2 3
Physical activity attitude (33), (42), (45)*, (51), (52) (46)d (44) (27), (32) 5 1 1 2
Physical activity intention (42) (46)d 1 1
Perceived benefits of physical activity (29, 33, 35, 43, 46, 49, 51), (55)* (27)d, (29)d, (45)*,d, (52)d (44) 8 4 1
Barriers to physical activity (35), (51), (55)* 3
Perceived behavioral control (42, 52) (28)d 2 1
Motivation/goal (27, 33) (25)d, (51)d, (53)d, (55)*,d (32) 2 4 1
Safety concerns (25, 27, 29), (31)*, (33, 34, 44), (45)*, (46, 49, 51, 53), (55)* 13

Level 1, Personal level; BMI, body mass index; SES, socio-economic status; “+”, facilitator; “−”, barrier; “0”, no association; “?”, indeterminate association; aThe factor is a barrier when is low (such as: the education is a barrier when is low), bThe work is a barrier when is lose, cThe parity is first, dThe factor is a barrier when is lack (such as: motivation/goal is a barrier when is lack). 1older age, 2younger age, 3regions, *relates to MVPA.