Women's Awareness about Post Covid-19 Syndrome | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2024, Page 191-200 PDF (590.11 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.339270 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Asmaa Abdel Halim Mosaad1; Hanan Ibrahim Ahmed2; Walaa Abdel Kader Mohamed3 | ||||
| 1Teacher of Fayoum Nursing School, | ||||
| 2Professor of Community and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Community and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, is leading to unknown and unusual health conditions that are challenging to manage. Post-COVID-19 syndrome is one of those challenges, having become increasingly common as the pandemic evolves. Post-COVID Conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.the WHO is a set of ‘signs and symptoms that emerge during or after an infection consistent with COVID-19, persist for more than 12 weeks, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis’ Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess women's knowledge, practice, attitude related to post covid-19 syndrome. Design: A descriptive analytical study design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at two health unit (Ebheet Elhagr and Sennors medical units) at Fayoum governorate. Sample: A purposive sample of (230) women according certain criteria; who aged 20-50 years and contracted covid-19.Tools of data collection: three tools was used for data collection. An Interviewing questionnaire to assess knowledge, reported practice of women regarding Post covid-19 syndrome and attitude Likert scale to assess attitude of women regarding Post covid-19 syndrome. Results: The study revealed that the 80% had unsatisfactory level of knowledge about Post covid-19 syndrome, about 90.4% had satisfactory practice towards Post covid-19 syndrome, 43.5% of the study group had a positive attitude towards Post covid-19 syndrome, 56.5% had negative attitude. Conclusion. There were a statistical significant difference between women's education, occupation, family income and total women's knowledge. And women with satisfactory knowledge show a satisfactory level of practice while there was no significant association between attitude and knowledge level and there was no significant association between attitude and reported practice level. Recommendation: health educational program for women's to enhance knowledge, practices and attitude regarding to COVID syndrome through design health educational program, brochure and booklets. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Women's Awareness; Post covid-19 syndrome | ||||
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