Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women | ||||
Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 385-395 PDF (596.02 K) | ||||
Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Fatma Ramzy Hasszn1; Soad Abd El salam Ramdan2; Samah Abd El –Haliem Said3; Amira Mohamed Salama3 | ||||
1A teacher at Institute of Nursing at Benha Teaching Hospital | ||||
2Professor of Obstetrics &Gynecological Nursing , Faculty of Nursing- Benha University | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing in Faculty of Nursing-Benha University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Post-menopausal women are more susceptible to COVID-19 than other age women's and experience high morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study was to assess maternity nurse's perception regarding COVID-19 among post-menopausal women. Research design: Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecological department in Benha University hospital. Sample: Convenient sample was used in this study total sample (60 nurses). Tools of data collection; Two tools were utilized for collect data. I: Self-Administrated questionnaire sheet, II: Modified Likert scale to assess attitude of maternal nurses about COVID-19 among post-menopausal women. Results: Less than three quarters of the studied nurses had correct knowledge regarding prevention of COVID-19, while the majority of them had incomplete knowledge regarding the incubation period, diagnosis and manifestation of the COVID-19 virus respectively additionally the majority of the studied nurses agreed with isolation of post-menopausal women with COVID-19, more than half of them not sure that COVID-19 disease among post-menopausal women leads to death in all cases and more than one third disagreed with ability to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with another disease; Therefore, the study questions were answered. Conclusion: More than half of the studied nurses had a good level of knowledge, while more than one third of them had an average level of knowledge. And less than one tenth of them had a poor level of knowledge. Additionally, more than three quarters of the studied nurses had positive level of attitude regarding COVID-19, while less than one quarter of them had a negative level of attitude. Recommendations: Continues educational programs for nurses to raise perception regarding COVID-19of post-menopausal women should be a priority to ensure early diagnosis of the disease. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
COVID-19; Maternity Nurses; Perception; Post-menopausal women | ||||
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