The Effect of Social Service Accessibility and Health Service Accessibility on Parenting Self-Efficacy of Teenage Mothers
Abstract
Parenting self-efficacy is one of the important aspects of the quality of parenting, especially in teenage mothers who face various socioeconomic challenges. This study aims to analyze the effect of social service accessibility and health service accessibility on parenting self-efficacy in teenage mothers. This study used a quantitative approach with a survey method and involved 40 respondents of teenage mothers who had children under five years of age. The results of the analysis showed that both accessibility of social services (P<0.005) and accessibility of health services (P<0.001) separately had a significant effect on parenting self-efficacy. Mothers with low accessibility to social services were 8.67 times more likely to have low parenting self-efficacy, while mothers with low accessibility to health services were 13.81 times more likely to experience the same. These findings indicate the importance of social and health services as part of an inclusive social protection and social development strategy towards strengthening individual and family capacity. Improving access and quality of these services is key in supporting adolescent mothers to carry out their parenting roles more confidently and effectively.
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