Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Int J Clin Pract. 2021 May;75(5):e14021. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14021. Epub 2021 Feb 2.
To explore knowledge and attitude about Covid-19, among Syrian refugee mothers in the Governorate of Irbid, where the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Jordan took place.
This is a cross-section study among Syrian refugee mothers, who were pregnant or having had children. Data was collected through an online questionnaire. The survey link was distributed in April 2020, through the social network's messaging services Facebook and WhatsApp. Contact information was obtained from local community centres and non-governmental organisations in the town of Irbid, the north of Jordan.
In total, 389 Syrian refugee mothers participated in the study. It showed that 66% of mother's access information regarding Covid-19. The main sources of information were Facebook 87%, WhatsApp 69%, television 53%, while 21% indicated that they access professional databases or government websites. In general, Syrian refugee mothers were knowledgeable about Covid-19 transmission and prevention. However, they lacked adequate knowledge about transmission of Covid-19 between the mother and the child, and smoking risks associated with Covid-19.
There are gaps in the knowledge and attitude of Syrian refugee mothers in the Governorate of Irbid in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a need for further health education measures.
探讨约旦伊尔比德省首次爆发新冠疫情期间，叙利亚难民母亲对新冠病毒的认知和态度。
这是一项针对叙利亚难民母亲（包括孕妇和已育有子女的母亲）的横断面研究。通过在线问卷收集数据。该调查于 2020 年 4 月通过 Facebook 和 WhatsApp 等社交媒体服务的消息传递服务进行。联系方式是从约旦北部伊尔比德镇的当地社区中心和非政府组织获得的。
共有 389 名叙利亚难民母亲参与了研究。结果显示，66%的母亲能够获取有关新冠病毒的信息。信息的主要来源是 Facebook（87%）、WhatsApp（69%）、电视（53%），而 21%的母亲表示她们会访问专业数据库或政府网站。总的来说，叙利亚难民母亲对新冠病毒的传播和预防有一定的了解。然而，她们对新冠病毒在母婴之间的传播以及与新冠病毒相关的吸烟风险了解不足。
伊尔比德省的叙利亚难民母亲在新冠疫情方面存在认知和态度方面的差距。需要进一步采取健康教育措施。
