Mrayan Lina, Abujilban Sanaa, Tanash Muath, Obeisat Salwa
Department of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Birth. 2023 Dec;50(4):827-837. doi: 10.1111/birt.12733. Epub 2023 Jun 22.
COVID-19 is highly infectious and can cause harmful effects in pregnant women. As COVID-19 is a relatively new disease, there is a continuing need to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward this virus among pregnant women globally in order to identify any gaps and suggest ways to address them. Little is known about how pregnant Jordanian women responded to the pandemic.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of KAP toward COVID-19 among pregnant women in Jordan and to detect the variables associated with a satisfactory KAP level.
A cross-sectional online survey based on a predesigned KAP survey was modified for use among pregnant women in Jordan. The data obtained from 574 participants were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 23.
Overall, pregnant women in Jordan were found to be knowledgeable, to have a positive attitude, and to exhibit good practices in relation to COVID-19. Some demographic factors were significantly associated with high levels of knowledge, positive attitudes, and safer practices.
Results suggest that special attention should be given by the government to pregnant women with respect to any future emergent situations such as additional COVID-19 surges or other novel respiratory conditions in order to ensure that they are fully informed and prepared.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）具有高度传染性，可对孕妇造成有害影响。由于COVID-19是一种相对较新的疾病，持续需要评估全球孕妇对该病毒的知识、态度和行为（KAP），以便识别任何差距并提出解决方法。对于约旦孕妇如何应对这场大流行知之甚少。
本研究的目的是调查约旦孕妇对COVID-19的KAP水平，并检测与令人满意的KAP水平相关的变量。
基于预先设计的KAP调查问卷进行了一项横断面在线调查，并针对约旦孕妇进行了修改。使用社会科学统计软件包第23版对从574名参与者获得的数据进行分析。
总体而言，发现约旦孕妇对COVID-19有一定了解，态度积极，并表现出良好行为。一些人口统计学因素与高水平的知识、积极态度和更安全的行为显著相关。
结果表明，政府应特别关注孕妇，以应对未来任何紧急情况，如COVID-19的再次激增或其他新型呼吸道疾病，以确保她们充分了解情况并做好准备。
