Singh Chanchal, Shahnaz Gazala, Bajpai Ram, Sundar Jayasree
Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital and BirthRight, Delhi, IND.
Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital and BirthRight, New Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Jul 25;14(7):e27259. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27259. eCollection 2022 Jul.
To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of pregnant women towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This on-site cross-sectional survey was conducted in the antenatal and fetal medicine clinics in a tertiary care hospital in North India. Pregnant women attending the maternal-fetal unit filled out a 31-item questionnaire assessing their KAP towards COVID-19. Correlation between KAP was assessed by using Spearman's rank correlation.
Some 302 questionnaires were analyzed: more than 90% of women had correct general knowledge of COVID, but only 12.3% scored 50% or more for pregnancy-related knowledge. Some 67% of women reported more than usual anxiety, and 7.7% reported severe anxiety levels. General knowledge improved with age, education, and occupation but pregnancy-related knowledge and anxiety score were unaffected by these variables.
Pregnant women's knowledge of COVID-19 infection, in general, is excellent and they have the correct attitude towards preventive strategies. However, knowledge and attitude towards its effect on pregnancy are limited.
评估孕妇对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。
在印度北部一家三级护理医院的产前和胎儿医学诊所进行了这项现场横断面调查。在母胎单元就诊的孕妇填写了一份31项问卷，以评估她们对COVID-19的KAP。使用Spearman等级相关性评估KAP之间的相关性。
共分析了约302份问卷：超过90%的女性对COVID有正确的常识，但只有12.3%的女性在与妊娠相关的知识方面得分达到50%或更高。约67%的女性报告焦虑比平时更多，7.7%的女性报告焦虑程度严重。常识随着年龄、教育程度和职业而提高，但与妊娠相关的知识和焦虑得分不受这些变量的影响。
总体而言，孕妇对COVID-19感染的知识掌握良好，并且对预防策略持正确态度。然而，她们对其对妊娠影响的知识和态度有限。
