The Relationship Between Family Planning Attitude and, Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Risk of COVID-19 among in Women of Reproductive Age During the Pandemic Process

Authors : Mahsa TAMADDON, Serpil ÖZDEMİR

Pages : 353-368

Doi:10.46237/amusbfd.1221411

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Publication Date : 2023-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: There were interruptions in the maintenance and access to family planning services globally during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the Family Planning attitude and the fear and the perceived risk of COVID-19 in women of reproductive age during the pandemic process. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted face-to-face with 423 women in a training and research hospital between 01 and 14 December 2021. Data was collected with “Personal Information Form, Attitude towards Family Planning Scale, Fear COVID-19 Scale and COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale”. Results: The mean age of the participants was 36.75±7.56. During the pandemic period, 5.4% of the participants stated that they had experienced unplanned pregnancy and 5.7% experienced miscarriage. There was found a statistically significant negative and weak correlation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.143; p=0.003); between the Participants\` Attitudes Towards Family Planning Methods subscale total score and the Fear COVID-19 Scale total score. It was detected that a statistically significant negative correlation between the total score of the Attitudes Towards Family Planning Scale total score and the COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale Emotional subscale total score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.131; p=0.007);. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it is thought that there is an unmet need for family planning during the pandemic process, considering that women experience unwanted pregnancy and miscarriage during the pandemic process, and coitus interruptus is the most frequently used in this period.
Keywords : Aile Planlaması, COVID 19, Korku, Risk, Kadın Sağlığı