Assessment of Risk Perception and Preventive Practices of COVID-19 among Maternity Health Care Providers

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1 woman's health and midwifery nursing , faculty of nursing , Mansoura university

2 Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Background: The high exposure of healthcare providers to COVID-19 pandemic indicates high percep Aim: To evaluate how maternity health care providers perceive the risk of COVID-19 and the preventive measures they practice. Study design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Setting: The research was conducted at obstetric and gynecological inpatient department, obstetric clinics and labor unit at Damietta General Hospital, Egypt. Sample type: A convenient sample was utilized. Study Sample: 100 of health care providers. Tools: structured interview questionnaire it include demographic data of the studied maternity healthcare providers and risk perception questionnaire of the study maternity healthcare providers among COVID-19 and the healthcare providers preventive practices observation checklist. Results: The present study showed that (99 % & 96 % respectively) of the studied maternity healthcare providers perceived that COVID-19 affected their physical health and family physical health. Additionally, 95 % of them agreed if they were infected with corona virus they would be unable to visit their relatives. And 82 % of them agreed that corona virus would lead to infection of a loved ones. Further more, (76 % & 73 % respectively) of them wore facemask and gloves and covered mouth and nose when cough or sneeze. Conclusion: The study conducted that three quarters of the study maternity healthcare providers perceived COVID-19 as a significant risk and Two-thirds of them demonstrated a high level of adherence to preventive measures. Recommendation: Designing educational package about importance of compliance with preventive practices during pandemic on maternity healthcare providers health.

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