Determination of Anxiety Levels and Knowledge Levels about COVID-19 during COVID-19 Outbreak of Pregnants: Survey in Turkey

Authors : Özlem DOĞAN YÜKSEKOL, Feyza NAZİK, Nazlı BALTACI, Mihriban ULUCAN

Pages : 579-588

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.1004905

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Publication Date : 2023-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: To determine the fears and level of knowledge of pregnant women about outbreaks during the COVID 19 outbreak. Methods: This was conducted as descriptive research with 276 pregnant women admitted to women\`s health and maternity outpatient clinic of hospitals in eastern Turkey. The data was collected using the personal information form, the information levels form for COVID-19, and the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale. Results: It was found that 75.4% of pregnant women were worried that they would catch coronavirus in the hospital during or after childbirth. The average score of women on the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale was 6.7±2.4 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(min:5, max:14);. The anxiety level of the pregnant women who were in the last trimester of pregnancy, who did not receive information about COVID-19, who changed their delivery method due to the pandemic, who received inadequate prenatal care, whose social support decreased, and who felt vulnerable, were significantly higher. Conclusions: The research revealed that anxiety in pregnant women is affected by some factors. It is important to provide care and support for these groups.
Keywords : pregnant, COVID 19, anxiety