Investigation of COVID-19 Fear and Related Factors of Mothers with Children Between 2-6 years Old

Authors : Tuba KOÇ ÖZKAN, Emine GEÇKİL

Pages : 95-102

Doi:10.51972/tfsd.1027903

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Publication Date : 2022-05-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The research was conducted descriptively to examine the fear of Covid-19 and related factors of mothers with children aged 2-6 years. Material and Methods: The sample of the study was calculated with the sample formula of unknown universe and the sample size was 566 mothers. The `Introductory Information Form for the Mother and Child` was used to collect the data and the `Covid 19 Fear Scale` was used to assess mothers` fear of Covid-19. The data of the research was created via Google forms and mothers were reached via social media and WhatsApp between August 2020 and December 2020. Results: The mean score that the mothers got from the Covid 19 fear scale was determined as 2.76 ± 0.83. According to the profession of mothers, taking the child to closed areas such as markets, shopping malls, allowing physical contact with friends, increasing hygienic care practices insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(such as bathing, hand washing frequency);, using previously unused disinfectant for hygiene, statistical difference between the Covid 19 fear scores was found to be significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: During the pandemic process, Covid 19 fear levels of mothers can be reduced by providing continuous and effective information about protection from Covid 19 disease.
Keywords : Mother, Child, Covid 19, Fear, Hygiene behaviors