An educational intervention utilizing Health Belief Model for Pregnant Women's compliance with preventive measures regarding COVID-19 | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 60, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 883-898 PDF (658.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.204523 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zeinab Rabea Abd Elmordy1; Mai Mahmoud Hassan1; Wafaa Atta Mohammed2; Shimaa Gamal Eldein Ibraheim2 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecological Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Covid-19 is an emerging disease which spread rabidly and causes serious problems with pregnancy as pregnant women is considered a high-risk group that needs special care. AIM: Evaluate the effect of an educational intervention utilizing Health Belief Model on Pregnant Women's compliance with preventive measures regarding COVID-19. DESIGN: A quasi- experimental design was utilized. SETTING: The study was conducted in Outpatient clinics of obstetrics and gynecology at Benha university hospital. SAMPLING: Simple random sample included 100 pregnant women. TOOLS: Three tools were used for data collection included a structured interviewing questionnaire, Health Belief model and compliance of pregnant women with preventive measures regarding COVID-19. RESULTS: there was a highly statistically significant difference in the mean scores of the total knowledge and total Compliance with preventive measures pre and post program application and pre-program and after 3 months and a highly statistically significant improvement was found pre and post program application in all items of health belief model (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The application of an educational intervention utilizing Health Belief Model had improved pregnant women's knowledge, beliefs and compliance with preventive measures regarding COVID-19. RECOMMENDATION: An educational program should be carried out for pregnant women at all MCH centers regarding prevention of COVID-19 infection | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID-19; Health belief model; Pregnant women | ||
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