Author : Muche argaw
Keyword : Covid-19, pregnant women, knowledge, prevention
Subject : Obstetrics
Article Type : Review article
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Abstract : Background: Covid19 is severely affecting the respiratory system caused by a single-stranded novel coronavirus. It is an infectious disease and has different signs and symptoms such as fever, cough fatigue myalgia, and dyspnea. The human case of COVID 19 was reported for the first time in Wuhan city, China, in December 2019. world health organization (WHO) reported as COVID19 was an outbreak disease in 2019-20 and pandemic disease. COVID-19 can be transmitted through the respiratory droplet, physical contact, feco-oral, and has an incubation period of 2–14 days. The infected persons can also transmit the virus via close contact and respiratory droplets before they become symptomatic. Methods: Data were extracted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies were accessed through electronic web-based search from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google, and Google Scholar. All statistical analyses were done using STATA version 14 software with a random-effects model. Results: A total of 7 studies with 2,594 participants were included in this systematic review and the overall estimated status of the assessment of knowledge and associated factors towards prevention of covid-19 among pregnant women, in Ethiopia are 52.27(31.60,68.94). According to region subgroup analysis, the highest and lowest estimated statuses of the knowledge are 85.34% in Jimma town and 19.01% in metu town respectively in Oromia region, Subgroup analysis was done based on the focused group and way of questionnaire administration. Conclusion: This systemic review of the assessment of knowledge and associated factors towards prevent covid-19 among pregnant women in Ethiopia found that half of the pregnant women have good knowledge about of mode of transmission, clinical presentation, preventive strategy, incubation period, and use of quarantine. Age; fear about COVID-19 and urban residence were significantly associated with assessment knowledge towar
Article by : muche Argaw
Article add date : 2021-08-22
How to cite : Muche argaw. (2021-August-22). Assessment of knowledge, and associated factors towards prevention of covid-19 among pregnant women 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/829