Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):621-624. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7259.
The disastrous effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of vulnerable populations like pregnant women should not be neglected. The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women attending the obstetrics unit of a tertiary care centre during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 16 May 2020 to 30 July 2020 among pregnant women attending obstetrics unit of a tertiary care centre. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 365/076/077-IRC). Convenience sampling method was used. Pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaires were used and semi-structured questionnaires were used for sociodemographic data. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Out of 115 pregnant women, anxiety was found in 21 (18.26%) (11.20-25.32, 95% Confidence Interval).
Anxiety among the pregnant women reported in this study was found to be lower than similar studies conducted in similar settings.
anxiety; COVID-19; pregnancy.
新冠疫情对孕妇等弱势群体的心理健康造成了灾难性的影响，不容忽视。本研究旨在了解在新冠疫情期间，前往三级保健中心产科就诊的孕妇中焦虑症的患病率。
2020 年 5 月 16 日至 7 月 30 日，对前往三级保健中心产科就诊的孕妇进行了一项描述性横断面研究。本研究已获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：365/076/077-IRC）。采用方便抽样法。使用与妊娠相关的焦虑问卷和半结构式问卷收集社会人口学数据。计算了点估计值和 95%置信区间。
在 115 名孕妇中，发现 21 名（18.26%）孕妇（11.20-25.32，95%置信区间）有焦虑。
与在类似环境中进行的类似研究相比，本研究报告的孕妇焦虑发生率较低。
焦虑；COVID-19；妊娠
