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:: Volume 19, Issue 4 (October-November 2024) ::
IJNR 2024, 19(4): 85-101 Back to browse issues page
Examining the relationship between pregnant women's anxiety and their knowledge and attitude about the cause of the latest infectious pandemic in the world; Covid 19 virus
Shirin Shahbazi sighaldeh * , Fatemeh Khalili , Shokoufeh Maleki , Shima Haghani , Abbas Rahimi foroushani
TUMS , shahbazishirin@yahoo.com
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between pregnant women's anxiety and their knowledge and attitude about COVID-19.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 458 pregnant women in Tehran between 2020 and 2021. The research tools included a researcher-made questionnaire and Beck's standard anxiety questionnaire. Questionnaires were provided to pregnant women through social networks and data were analyzed using SPSS software.
Resualts: In this study, the average scores of women's knowledge and attitude about Corona infection were 18.22±5.13 and 4.62±2.61, respectively, and their anxiety score was 11.14±6.46. There was a statistically significant relationship between the average score of awareness with mother's age; the average score of attitude with mother's education and spouse's education and employment; and the average score of anxiety with mother's age, the number and weeks of pregnancy and the type of previous births. Anxiety and awareness (P=0.15 and attitude (P=0.97) had no statistically significant relationship, but the two variables of awareness and attitude had a significant positive correlation (P=0.004). Social media (60.9%) and social networks (43.4%) were the most commmen sources of COVID-19 information.
Conclusion: This study showed that there was a moderate awareness and attitude about COVID-19 among pregnant women in Tehran and their level of anxiety had increased compared to before the pandemic. From the results of this study, government could identify the needs of pregnant women at the time of pandemics, and by introducing and providing correct information resources, it can increase the awareness and attitude of them about the pandemic, reduce their anxiety and improve their pregnancy outcomes.
 
Keywords: Corona virus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Viral disease, Stress in pregnancy, Cross-sectional study
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Type of Study: Maternity Nursing | Subject: midwifary
Received: 2024/01/23 | Accepted: 2024/04/22 | Published: 2024/10/1
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shahbazi sighaldeh S, khalili F, maleki S, haghani S, rahimi foroushani A. Examining the relationship between pregnant women's anxiety and their knowledge and attitude about the cause of the latest infectious pandemic in the world; Covid 19 virus. IJNR 2024; 19 (4) :85-101
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