Abstract
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Corona Virus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinics at Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
Highlights
COVID-19 is pandemic diseases begin on11March, 2020, it was growing internationally at an accelerated rate and had spread to over 110 nations, according to World Health Organization (WHO), there were 294,482 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Egypt from 3 January 2020 to 17 September 2021, with16,908 deaths
III-Results The pregnant women were enrolled in the current study was (415) according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria
The present study found that only 43.6 percent of study participants had good practice of COVID 19 infection prevention methods, with a high percentage of women (56.40 %) having poor practice
Summary
COVID-19 is pandemic diseases begin on11March, 2020, it was growing internationally at an accelerated rate and had spread to over 110 nations, according to World Health Organization (WHO), there were 294,482 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Egypt from 3 January 2020 to 17 September 2021, with16,908 deaths. Aim: Was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice toward corona virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at Kafrelsheikh Hospitals, Egypt. Tool 1: Socio-demographic structured interview schedule Tool II: The pregnant woman’s knowledge about COVID-19 infection assessment questionnaire. Tool IV: The pregnant woman’s practice of COVID-19 preventive measures questionnaire: Results: According to current study, more than twothirds (75.4 percent; 95 percent and 43.6 percent of pregnant women respectively) had good knowledge, positive attitude, and excellent practice concerning the coronavirus pandemic. Studied women according to the factors related to their knowledge of coronavirus infection 2.99 revealed that, (1.7–5.0) and 1.6 (1.2–2.7) respectively were found to be more likely to have good knowledge among pregnant women who had completed secondary school or above and lived in urban area. Recommendations: Pregnant women from isolated areas as well as those with lower levels of education should be educated, and legal enforcement should be established to improve the implementation of covid-19 preventive measures
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