Awareness and understanding of COVID-19 among pregnant woman in Northern India

• Main Authors: Manisha Jhirwal (Author), Pratibha Singh (Author), Charu Sharma (Author), Priyanka Kathuria (Author), Shashank Shekhar (Author), Satya Prakash Meena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2277-9531; 10.4103/jehp.jehp_980_21
• Keywords: awareness; covid-19; pregnancy; preventive measures; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Journal of Education and Health Promotion, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 191-191 (2022)

BACKGROUND: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has become a public health concern worldwide. It is important for pregnant women to know about the mode of transmission, symptoms, and preventive measures against COVID-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness and outlook of pregnant women and practical measures taken by them against COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted for 1 month (June 10, 2020- July 10, 2020) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. A prevalidated questionnaire was given to 109 pregnant women to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice acquired against COVID-19 infection. The Chi-square test or Fischer's exact test was used to compare categorical data. RESULTS: Among 109 participants, 103 (94.5%) had good knowledge, 4 (3.7%) had average knowledge and 2 (1.8%) had poor knowledge about COVID-19. Majority of them had a positive attitude for the protective measures taken for the prevention of disease. CONCLUSIONS: Since there is no valid treatment for COVID-19, prevention is the only key to curve this infection. In the present study, 94.5% pregnant women had overall good knowledge score about the mode of transmission, symptoms, and preventive measures against COVID-19.