Knowledge, attitude, and behaviors of pregnant women about COVID-19: a single-center cross-sectional study

Gebelerin COVID-19’a yönelik bilgi, tutum ve davranışlar›: Tek merkezli kesitsel çalışlma

Abstract

Objective: Our aim is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and behav- iors of pregnant women about COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was performed on preg- nant women in their second and third trimesters between November–December 2020. The participants completed a question- naire consisting of 5 parts. Demographic data of pregnant women, their knowledge, attitude, and risk perceptions toward COVID-19, their practices and worries about COVID-19, and what they knew about pregnancy were calculated as percentile and mean values. Results: A total of 1011 participants were included in the statistical analysis. The mean age and BMI of the participants were 27.09±5.55 and 27.48±4.71 kg/m2 , respectively. Mean gestational age and parity were 26.20±9.30 and 1.47±1.19, respectively. Measures taken by authorities for COVID-19 were thought to be “extremely adequate” by 21.4% of the participants and “highly adequate” by 30%. Of the participants, 47.5% trusted healthcare professionals extremely in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. Affection and respect for healthcare professionals during the pandemic increased in 89.1% of the participants. Of the participants, 88.5% stated that they would follow the strict quarantine requirements when necessary and 48.3% felt more vulnerable/weak as they were pregnant during the pan- demic. Of the participants, 50.6% were intending to decrease their antenatal visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The measures taken can be applied with high aware- ness of COVID-19. Sufficient training, in that case, can be done through communication routes such as information and public service announcements.

Özet

Amaç: Amac›m›z, gebelerin COVID-19’a yönelik bilgilerini, tu- tumlar›n› ve davran›fllar›n› de¤erlendirmektir. Yöntem: Bu kesitsel anket çal›flmas›, Kas›m–Aral›k 2020 tarihleri aras›nda ikinci ve üçüncü trimesterlerinde olan gebelerle gerçeklefl- tirildi. Kat›l›mc›lar 5 bölümden oluflan bir anketi yan›tlad›. Gebele- rin demografik verileri, COVID-19’a yönelik bilgileri, tutumlar› ve risk alg›lar›, COVID-19’a iliflkin uygulamalar› ve endifleleri ile ge- belik hakk›ndaki bilgileri, persantil ve ortalama de¤er olarak hesap- land›. Bulgular: ‹statistiksel analize toplam 1011 kat›l›mc› dahil edildi. Kat›l›mc›lar›n ortalama yafl› ve VK‹ de¤erleri s›ras›yla 27.09±5.55 ve 27.48±4.71 kg/m 2 idi. Ortalama gestasyonel yafl ve parite ise s›- ras›yla 26.20±9.30 ve 1.47±1.19’du. Yetkililerin ald›¤› COVID-19 tedbirleri, kat›l›mc›lar›n %21.4’ü taraf›ndan “son derece yeterli”, %30’u taraf›ndan ise “yüksek derecede yeterli” bulundu. Kat›l›mc›- lar›n %47.5’i, COVID-19 pandemisiyle mücadelede sa¤l›k çal›flan- lar›na son derece güvendi¤ini belirtti. Pandemi sürecinde sa¤l›k ça- l›flanlar›na ilgi ve sayg›, kat›l›mc›lar›n %89.1’inde artt›. Kat›l›mc›la- r›n %88.5’i gerekti¤inde kat› karantina kurallar›na uyaca¤›n› belir- tirken, %48.3’ü ise pandemi s›ras›nda hamile olduklar›ndan daha savunmas›z/zay›f olduklar›n› hissetti. Kat›l›mc›lar›n %50.6’s› CO- VID-19 pandemisi boyunca antenatal ziyaretlerini azaltmay› plan- l›yordu. Sonuç: Al›nan tedbirler, yüksek COVID-19 fark›ndal›¤› ile uygu- lanabilir. Bu durumda, bilgilendirme ve kamu spotlar› gibi iletiflim yöntemleriyle yeterli e¤itim sa¤lanabilir.