Relationship of Anxiety Level of Pregnant Womens in the Covid-19 Pandemic with the Attitude to Preventing Covid-19 Transmission

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10.2991/978-2-38476-022-0_122How to use a DOI?

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anxiety levels; attitudes; pregnant women; Covid-19

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2). Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) has been declared a world pandemic by WHO. Coronavirus has created stress and anxiety for pregnant women. Pregnant women should take the same precautions to avoid infection with Covid-19. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of anxiety of pregnant women in the Covid-19 pandemic with the attitude of preventing the transmission of Covid-19. This study is a quantitative study with cross sectional approach in pregnant women with accidental sampling technique. The data was collected using HARS anxiety questionnaire sheets and the Likert Scale wich were analyzed by chi-square statistical test.The results of this study indicate that the anxiety level of pregnant women in the Covid-19 pandemic is at a moderate level of anxiety (37.5%) and a supportive attitude (68.8%) of preventing the transmission of Covid-19 from 32 respondents. The bivariate analysis, there was a significant relationship between the level of anxiety of pregnant women and the attitude of preventing the transmission of Covid-19 with a ρ_value 0,04 (<0,05). There is a relationship between the anxiety level of pregnant women and the attitude of preventing the transmission of Covid-19. It is recommennded that pregnant women need to increase self awareness in their effortsto prevent the transmission of Covid-19 and to follow helath protocols.

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AU  - Pepi Hapitria
AU  - Betty Kristianti
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DA  - 2023/05/13
TI  - Relationship of Anxiety Level of Pregnant Womens in the Covid-19 Pandemic with the Attitude to Preventing Covid-19 Transmission
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st UMSurabaya Multidisciplinary International Conference 2021 (MICon 2021)
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