The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women

Hazar, Seda; Şatır, Duygu Güleç

doi:10.1080/03630242.2022.2162190

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“…However, they also encountered other barriers, such as financial constraints and limited access to transportation. This finding on fear contradicts a similar study on health-seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, which found that fear did not affect women's health-seeking behavior [60]. However, in this study, fear influenced women's health practices during the period under study, with women engaging in different health practices like self-medicating.…”

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“We Live Our Life Normal”: A Qualitative Analysis of Nigerian Women’s Health-Seeking Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ndu,

Teachman,

Martin

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Background: This study examined where women sought healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic and their reasons for doing so. We aim to understand further how women accessed care during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform future preparedness and response efforts. This knowledge gained from this study can inform strategies to address existing gaps in access and ensure that women’s health needs are adequately considered during emergencies. Methods: This study used an interpretive phenomenological-analysis approach to analyze data on women’s experiences with healthcare in Nigeria as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 women aged 15 to 49 between August and November 2022 and were supplemented with three focus-group discussions. Results: Following our analysis, three superordinate themes emerged: (i) barriers to seeking timely and appropriate healthcare care, (ii) the influence of diverse health practices and beliefs on health-seeking behavior, and (iii) gendered notions of responsibility and of coping with financial challenges. Conclusions: This paper examined women’s decision to seek or not seek care, the type of care they received, and where they went for care. Women felt that the COVID-19 pandemic affected their decision to seek or not seek care.

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“We Live Our Life Normal”: A Qualitative Analysis of Nigerian Women’s Health-Seeking Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ndu,

Teachman,

Martin

et al. 2024

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“It’s what we perceive as different”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Nigerian women’s characterization of their health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ndu,

Teachman,

Martin

et al. 2024

BMC Women's Health

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Background Health has historically been adversely affected by social, economic, and political pandemics. In parallel with the spread of diseases, so do the risks of comorbidity and death associated with their consequences. As a result of the current pandemic, shifting resources and services in resource-poor settings without adequate preparation has intensified negative consequences, which global service interruptions have exacerbated. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable during infectious disease outbreaks, and the current pandemic has significantly impacted them. Methods This study used an interpretive phenomenological analysis study with a feminist lens to investigate how women obtained healthcare in Ebonyi, Ogun, and Sokoto states Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. We specifically investigated whether the epidemic influenced women’s decisions to seek or avoid healthcare and whether their experiences differed from those outside of it. Results We identified three superordinate themes: (1) the adoption of new personal health behaviour in response to the pandemic; (2) the pandemic as a temporal equalizer for marginalized individuals; (3) the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal health care. In Nigeria, pregnant women were affected in a variety of ways by the COVID-19 epidemic. Women, particularly those socially identified as disabled, had to cross norms of disadvantage and discrimination to seek healthcare because of the pandemic’s impact on prescribed healthcare practices, the healthcare system, and the everyday landscapes defined by norms of disadvantage and discrimination. Conclusion It is clear from the current pandemic that stakeholders must begin to strategize and develop plans to limit the effects of future pandemics on maternal healthcare, particularly for low-income women.

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Does the Fear of COVID-19 Impact on Menopausal Symptoms in Women? A Research Investigation

Soylu Erener,

Mucuk,

Çağlı

2024

JCM

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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and menopausal symptoms in women during the menopausal period. Methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. This study was completed with a total of 161 women who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected face-to-face using the Personnel Information Form, Menopause Symptom Assessment Scale, and Coronavirus 19 Phobia Scale. Results: There is a slightly positive relationship between the social subscale of the COVID-19 fear scale and the somatic subscale of the menopause symptoms scale. There is a slightly positive relationship between the economic subscale of the COVID-19 scale and the psychological subscale of the menopausal symptoms scale. There is a slightly positive correlation between the total score of the total COVID-19 phobia scale and the somatic and psychological subscales of the menopause symptoms assessment scale. However, there is no significant relationship between the total score of the COVID-19 phobia scale and the total score and urological subscale of the menopause symptoms assessment scale. Conclusions: It has been determined that fear of COVID-19 is slightly positively associated with somatic and psychological complaints in menopausal women.

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The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

“We Live Our Life Normal”: A Qualitative Analysis of Nigerian Women’s Health-Seeking Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“We Live Our Life Normal”: A Qualitative Analysis of Nigerian Women’s Health-Seeking Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“It’s what we perceive as different”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Nigerian women’s characterization of their health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Does the Fear of COVID-19 Impact on Menopausal Symptoms in Women? A Research Investigation

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