A Cross-Sectional Analysis to Evaluate Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Among Pregnant Women During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tarang P Kaur1, Anubhuti Rana1, Vanamail Perumal1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Objective:
To assess knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 among pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital.
Methods:
This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional analysis pertaining to COVID-19 which was conducted at a tertiary care obstetric facility in India among 200 consecutive consenting pregnant women. They were assessed for demographic details and KAP score (knowledge-17 questions, attitude-9 questions and practice-8 questions). Analysis of data was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0.
Results:
The participants had adequate mean knowledge score (± SD) of 22.5 (± 3.5) were following good practices [mean score (± SD) = 15.5 (± 2.6)] and showed positive attitude for preventive measures against COVID-19 [n (%) = 194(96%)]. Low knowledge score (p-value 0.030) was seen in non-health care workers.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated that majority of the pregnant women had satisfactory knowledge, positive attitude and were following practices in right manner regarding COVID-19 but continued efforts for generating awareness were warranted. As India is battling the second COVID-19 wave and in the absence of definitive cure, strengthening of health policies directed at pregnant women should be prioritized with special focus on significant gaps in KAP.
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