Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Majid Mirmohammadkhani
- . Maryam Bemanalizadeh 1
- . Maryam Yazdi 1
- . Parvin Goli 1
- . Fatemeh Mohebpour 1
- . Elham Saffarieh 2
- . Navid Danaei 3
- . Fatemeh Paknazar
- . Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali 1
- . Roya Kelishadi 1
1 Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
2 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
3 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID‑19 play an important
role in controlling the outbreak. The present study aimed to investigate the KAP of a group of women
toward COVID‑19 during the second wave of the outbreak in Iran.
METHOD AND MATERIAL: A cross‑sectional survey of 2862 women was conducted in May and June
2020 in two centers of Persian birth cohort . The survey instrument was a self‑reported questionnaire
Multivariable linear regression analysis to identify factors associated with knowledge and practice.
toward COVID‑19 and multinomial logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with
attitudes. Unstandardized regression coefficients (β) and odds ratios and their 95% confidence
intervals were used to quantify the associations between variables and KAP.
RESULT: Good knowledge and optimistic attitudes toward the successful control of COVID‑19 was
seen among participants. Overall, about 57.3% (1640), 41.1% (1176), and 1.6% (46) of respondents
were categorized as low (score <50%), moderate (score: 50%–80%), and high (score > 80%) proper
practice, respectively. Eighty‑five individuals with COVID‑19 experience (3.0%) had lower knowledge
score (79.91 ± 17.93 vs. 83.81 ± 13.88, P < 0.001) and lower proper practice score (40.22 ± 16.57 vs.
47.96 ± 16.15, respectively, P < 0.001) compared to those who were not infected. A higher level of
knowledge was associated with appropriate practice in both groups of positive attitudes (χ2 = 32.23,
P < 0.001) and negative attitudes (χ2 = 31.49, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: This survey recorded good knowledge and relatively good attitudes among women.
Special health policies plan should be taken for target populations among women during the COVID‑19
pandemic.
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