Relationship between Anxiety Levels and Prevention Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Transmission Among Pregnant Women.

Autor: Mulyani, Siti, Novianty, Tety, Siswanti, Reny, Yosali, Magdalena Agu, Rahayu, Eni Rizki
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; Jan-Mar2023, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p317-322, 6p
Abstrakt: Backgrounds: Pregnant women are classified in a group that is vulnerable to the transmission of COVID-19 infection. Anxiety of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic can hinder pregnancy plans and increase anxiety of pregnant women. The anxiety of pregnant women could lead them to have a positive healthy attitude, namely by following the health protocols implemented by the government. Aim: This study is aimed to determine the relationship between anxiety levels and prevention attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission among pregnant women. Methodology: This type of research is quantitative analytic with a cross sectional approach using the HARS anxiety questionnaire to determine the anxiety levels of pregnant women and prevention attitude questionnaire toward COVID-19. Research was carried out at Sri Wartini Community Medical Center in Bogor City with a sample of 40 pregnant women. The sampling technique used was total sampling. The data analysis technique used statistical test with chi-square test. Results: Among 40 participants, 24 (60%) participants had positive prevention attitudes toward COVID-19 and 16 (40%) participants had negative prevention attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission, whereas 15 (37.5%) participants had mild anxiety and positive prevention attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission. The p-value of this research was 0.000. Conclusion: There was significant relationship between anxiety levels and prevention attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission among pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index