Assessment of Pregnant women’s Practices Concerning Measures taken by Pregnant Women for Prevention of (Covid19) at Primary Health Care Centers in Baghdad City

Abstract

Corona virus is one of the major pathogens that mainly target the respiratory system of humans. Pregnantwomen considered to be a special population group because of the unique ‘immune suppression’ causedby pregnancy. The immunologic and physiologic changes might make pregnant women at higher riskof severe illness or mortality with Covid-19, compared with the general public.Objectives: To assess pregnant women’s practices concerning measures taken by pregnant women forprevention of (Covid19) at primary health care centers in Baghdad City. Methodology: A descriptive(cross sectional) study has been carried out on Non-probability sample of (150) of pregnant who attendfive Primary health care centers. Study has been conducted for the period of February 8th to 18th March2020.Results: The results of the current study indicate that (33.3%) of pregnant women are with age group(21-25) year, (28%) with age group (16-20), and (27.3%) with age group (26 -30) years. (22.7%) ofstudy sample are graduated from intermediate school, (76.7%) of pregnant women are housewives,(51.3%) of sample are resident in a high class neighborhood, (76%) of pregnant women are moderatemonthly income, (34.7%) of pregnant women are gravid for (3) times, (81.4%) have (1-2) births,(53.3%) of pregnant women reporting they have normal vaginal delivery, (34%) of pregnant womenhave good level of practices regarding measures taken by pregnant women for prevention of (Covid19),(34%) have fair levels of practices, and (32%) have poor levels.Conclusion: The study concludes that half of pregnant women have good level of practices regardingprevention of corona virus, and more than half of pregnant women are showing fair level of healthbehaviors toward reduction of corona virus spread.Recommendations: the pregnant women should be supplied with instructional booklets in order toraise practice level of preventive measures of COVID-19 infection at the beginning of their pregnancy.