Perceived risk and protective behaviors regarding COVID-19 among Iranian pregnant women

Aghababaei, Soodabeh; Bashirian, Saeed; Soltanian, Alireza; Refaei, Mansoureh; Omidi, Tahereh; Ghelichkhani, Samereh; Soltani, Farzaneh

doi:10.1186/s43043-020-00038-z

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“…In a study among 225 pregnant women by Aghababaei S in Iran, the majority of the pregnant women had high protective behaviour i.e 97.3% and knowledge was 93.8% [8]. In our study, the proportion with good knowledge regarding COVID 19 among the pregnant females was 50% and that of very good knowledge was 22.22%.…”

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Protective Behaviour against COVID 19 and Telemedicine Use among the Pregnant Women during Pandemic Period: A Cross Sectional Study

Sukumaran

Manju

Vijith

et al. 2020

IJTDH

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Even though pregnant women are more prone to have severe COVID 19, few studies have been conducted on their protective behaviours against this disease in our country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fear of getting COVID infection may prevent antenatal women from visiting hospitals for routine antenatal checkups and utilization of telemedicine may be an alternative to get connected with their health care providers during the pandemic. Aims: To evaluate the protective behaviour adopted by pregnant women during the COVID pandemic and their utilization of teleconsultation for antenatal care. Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted among pregnant women attending three selected hospitals in Trivandrum District in Kerala during May to August 2020. The data was collected from a random sample of 252 pregnant women registered in these hospitals using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Around 89% of pregnant women had adopted good practice to protect themselves against the COVID 19. About 94% wore a mask whenever they went outside. About 72% completely avoided crowded place. About 72% had rated themselves to have good or very good knowledge regarding protective measures of COVID 19. Among the pregnant women, 61(24.2%) missed their scheduled antenatal visit once, 32(12.7%) missed twice and 8(3.2% missed three or more times during the pandemic period. Half of the pregnant women utilized telemedicine facility during the pandemic to stay connected with their doctors. But 31% were not aware of telemedicine facility in hospitals, while 1.6% does not have an internet access. Higher age group, current employment status and area of residence was found to be associated with poor practice. Conclusions: Nearly 89% pregnant women adopted good protective measures against COVID19. Measures need to be taken to improve the availability of telemedicine facility in hospitals for antenatal women and to improve awareness about it among public which may help the antenatal women to stay connected with their health care providers during this pandemic.

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“…Also in the current study, a higher proportion of the pregnant women who has no children or only one child were having good practice compared to those with 2 or more children even though p was 0.05. In the study by Aghababaei et al there was association between nulliparous women and good practice [8].…”

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Protective Behaviour against COVID 19 and Telemedicine Use among the Pregnant Women during Pandemic Period: A Cross Sectional Study

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Manju

Vijith

et al. 2020

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“…30 This could be due to variation in the outbreak magnitude, educational status, information accessibility, and the study period. 18,28 In this study only 38.0% of urban residents had high preventive behavior towards the COVID-19 outbreak. This figure is lower than the finding from Iran that reported high preventive behaviors related to the COVID pandemic.…”

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“…This finding is congruent with studies conducted among Iranian and Myanmar communities. 18,19 However, higher risk perception was reported among communities in Hong Kong 20 and among college students in China. 30 This could be due to variation in the outbreak magnitude, educational status, information accessibility, and the study period.…”

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“…Data were collected using an interviewer-administered pretested data collection questionnaire which was adopted by reviewing similar literatures. 10,[18][19][20][21] The questionnaire has socio-demographic, medical, and substance use history, perceived risk, protective behavior, and COVID-19induced anxiety assessment sections. Perceived risk was measured using 18 risk perception items and a four-point Likert scale (1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= agree, and 4= strongly agree).…”

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COVID-19-Induced Anxiety and Associated Factors Among Urban Residents in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2020

Birhanu¹,

Tiki²,

Mekuria³

et al. 2021

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affects the public overall psychological status including anxiety. Assessing the perceived risk and preventive behaviors and COVID-19induced anxiety of every individual is crucial to be more effective in handling the outbreak. Purpose: This study intends to determine the status of perceived risk, preventive behavior, and induced anxiety regarding COVID-19 among urban residents in Ethiopia. Methods: In this research a population-based, cross-sectional design was employed among 801 urban residents in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia from June to October 2020. COVID-19 Induced Anxiety Scale (CIAS) was used, with CIAS score ≥80% taken as having anxiety. A Preventive Behavior towards COVID-19 Scale (PBCS) was used to measure the level of protective behavior. The data were gathered using CS Entry and analyzed with SPSS version 23.0. Basic descriptive analysis was conducted, and binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the predictors associated with anxiety. Results: Most of the study population, 716 (89.4%), had moderate risk perception, and around 497 (62.0%) of them had moderate preventive behavior against the pandemic. The proportion of COVID-19-induced anxiety disorder was found to be 18.1%. The identified predictors associated with COVID-induced anxiety were: being widowed (AOR=3.5; 95% CI: 1.7-7.6), lacking formal education (AOR=1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-3.3), having history of psychoactive substance use (AOR=3.0; 95% CI: 1.6-5.8), high protective behavior (AOR=2.2; 95% CI:1.5-3.3), low perceived risk (OR=3.7; 95% CI: 1.5-12.4), and family history of mental illness (AOR=1.6; 95% CI:0.7-3.8). Conclusion and Recommendation: COVID-19-induced anxiety prevalence was 18.1%. Risk perception regarding COVID was moderate. However, only 38.0% of the population had high preventive behavior against the pandemic. Hence, it is important to provide the continuous public health education necessary to promote preventive measures and minimize risky behaviors. Basic psychosocial help should be also provided for individuals suffering with COVID-19-induced anxiety.

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COVID-19-related attitude and risk perception among pregnant women attending antenatal care, and the associated factors, at public health facilities of East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2020: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Bishaw

Bazezew

Fetene

et al. 2022

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim This study aimed to assess COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)-related attitude and risk perception among pregnant women attending antenatal care, and the associated factors, at public health facilities of the East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Subjects and methods A multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted, from December 1–30, 2020. A total of 847 pregnant women were included in the study using a simple random sampling technique. To collect the data, we used an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with pregnancy-related anxiety. A p -value of < 0.05 with a 95% confidence level was used to declare statistical significance. Results The magnitude of COVID-19-related positive attitude and high-level risk perception among pregnant women was 51.12% and 37.2% respectively. Having adequate knowledge [AOR: 2.09, 95% CI = (1.49–2.95)], ≥ 3 ANC visits [AOR: 1.43, 95% CI = 1.0–1.98], and a low level of risk perception [AOR: 6.27, 95% CI = (4.42–8.89)] were factors associated with a positive attitude of pregnant women with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being urban residents [AOR: 2.24, 95% CI: 1.6–3.10], having wanted pregnancy [AOR: 3.35, 95% CI: 1.18–9.49], having a negative attitude [AOR: 6.21, 95% CI: 4.43–8.70], and a complicated pregnancy [AOR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.02–-2.75] were factors significantly associated with risk perception of pregnant women with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions Despite its high fatality, COVID-19 pandemic-related attitude and risk perception among pregnant women were low. As a result, health caregivers and other concerned bodies should consider interventions to improve pregnant women's risk perception and attitude during antenatal care and through various community information platforms. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10389-022-01797-x.

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Perceived risk and protective behaviors regarding COVID-19 among Iranian pregnant women

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Protective Behaviour against COVID 19 and Telemedicine Use among the Pregnant Women during Pandemic Period: A Cross Sectional Study

Protective Behaviour against COVID 19 and Telemedicine Use among the Pregnant Women during Pandemic Period: A Cross Sectional Study

COVID-19-Induced Anxiety and Associated Factors Among Urban Residents in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2020

COVID-19-related attitude and risk perception among pregnant women attending antenatal care, and the associated factors, at public health facilities of East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2020: a multi-center cross-sectional study

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