Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women

Ramzy Hasszn, Fatma; Abd El Salam Ramdan, Soad; Abd El –Haliem Said, Samah; Mohamed Salama, Amira

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440

Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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¹ A teacher at Institute of Nursing at Benha Teaching Hospital

² Professor of Obstetrics &Gynecological Nursing , Faculty of Nursing- Benha University

³ Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing in Faculty of Nursing-Benha University

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440

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.

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