scholarly journals Maternal and child awareness about Covid -19 among pregnant women and their children with counseling during the pandemic to reduce Women and child infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Adel ◽  
Hesham Goudah ◽  
Hossam Elshenoufy
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Living Children ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree

Background: Corona virus disease 2019 (covid 19) is a virus that affect the respiratory tract with a recently identified coronavirus emerged as a zoonotic virus that infect human. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the level of awareness between pregnant women about the corona virus and how to deal with the coming new born, their children and relatives and their level of knowledge about symptoms and methods of prevention and to counsel them how to prevent the spread of the disease and when to seek a medical advice for better maternal, neonatal and child health. Patients and methods: A prospective descriptive study was made in the period from 25 march to 25 May 2020, 324 multigravida pregnant women who have previous living children were included into this study, every pregnant woman was asked questions in a questionnaire form to assess the women awareness regarding symptoms of covid 19 and how to prevent themselves and their children and relatives from infection with corona virus. Results: The questionnaire that was made to women attending antenatal care clinic revealed a high degree of knowledge about symptoms of covid-19, with the highest level for dyspnea (98.5%) in between tem, wile for cough 97.5% of the women knows that cough is one of its symptoms, Also 95.4% of these ladies are aware that fever is one of the alarming criteria of the disease. Conclusion: Pregnant women included in the present study have a high level of awareness regarding covid-19 symptoms and how to avoid virus transmission. We tried to increase the level of awareness between Pregnant women and their children, so we made a thorough counseling to these pregnant ladies regarding crucial points to follow during the pandemic to prevent their exposure and their children exposure to infection, when to seek medical help and how to follow up their pregnancy during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Health Awareness Program to Pregnant Women Regarding Corona virus Disease (Covid 19)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1285-1303
Author(s):  
Hend Hassan Ali ◽  
Amira Morsy Yousif ◽  
Sabah Abdo Abd El-Haleem
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Awareness Program ◽  
Corona Virus

scholarly journals A Review on Automatic Covid-19 Lung Infection Detection from Different Imaging Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 3850-3856
Author(s):  
Sangeeta Singh
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
High Level ◽  
Precision Rate

Corona Virus Disease-2019 commonly known as COVID-19 which has been defined by the Novel Corona Virus. It is a family of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was first detected during respiratory outbreak. It was first reported to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 eruption a global health emergency. As of 27-May-2021 169,095,283 confirmed cases have been reported in the world and 2, 73, 67, 935 cases in India. It is required to identify the infection with high precision rate but there are lots of deficiency in the diagnosing system that may resulted false alarm rate. Initially it could be detected through throat saliva but now it can also be identified thought the impairment in lungs from computerized tomographical imaging technique. This paper reviewed various researches over COVID-19 diagnosis approach as well as the syndrome in respiratory organs. There are so many imaging techniques through which lungs impairments can be detected that may diagnose COVID-19 with high level of accuracy. CT scan image is the best alternative for diagnosing COVID-19.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in pregnant women

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 430-432
Author(s):  
Vaishnavi C. Ghate ◽  
Swapnil Borage ◽  
Priyanka Shelotkar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The World

Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is an emerging disease with rapid increases in cases. COVID-19 is a single-stranded RNA virus which can produce diseases in Humans and Animals also. As COVID-19 is a developing health issue in the World, Experts also remain unsure whether pregnant women are having a higher risk of COVID-19 or not. The emergency of acute health care, it is particularly deadly in large populations and communities in which health care providers are insufficiently prepared to manage the COVID-19 infection. And cases have increased in other countries around the world day by day. It has increased the possibility of vertical transmission of the virus from the mother to the fetus—the WHO the total confirmed cases as of 12th April as 1,836,041. Total death 113,233and pregnant women having positive corona cases is 38, as of 1st April 2020. Partial suppression of the immune system in pregnancy can increase the chances of a viral infection such as flu (influenza) in pregnant women. World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that there is no specific evidence exists that pregnant women are more prone to severe COVID-19 symptoms than other general people. Physiologic and immunologic changes in pregnant women have systemic effects which in an increased risk of respiratory infections, various other changes like cardiovascular system, Respiratory system, increased heart rate and decreased lung capacity. Pregnant women become infected with two pathogenic corona virus infections, one as a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and other one is Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).

scholarly journals Preparedness of the Local Community in the Fight Against COVID-19 in Dodoma Urban, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Yusuph Lameck Mashala ◽  
Lazaro Alman Kisumbe ◽  
Manumbu Hezron Daudi
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
High Level

Since its outbreak in late December 2019, COVID-19 has brought a state of fear, panic, insecurity and a high level of uncertainty to the whole population of the world. Amid these uncertainties, governments and international organizations across the world, have adopted various measures against its spread; such measures have depended on the nature and severity of the disease and the suitable approach adopted by each particular country. This study assessed the preparedness of the local community in the fight against COVID-19 in Dodoma Urban, Tanzania. Data were collected through a questionnaire from 100 respondents who were coincidentally selected.  We analyzed data through descriptive statics and Binary Logistic Regression. The overall results show that the majority of respondents (53.68%) were well prepared to curb COVID-19. Nevertheless about 46% of the respondents were inadequately prepared. In order to curb the spread of the disease in Dodoma urban, the study recommend that the local community should consistently adhere to government directives, keep informed of the situation, and respond appropriately to protect themselves, their families, and others against the deadly corona virus disease.

scholarly journals Pregnant women and corona virus disease-2019 outbreaks: What they need to know

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
SaurabhRamBihariLal Shrivastava ◽  
Prateek Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Corona Virus

Severe COVID-19 infection in a 32 weeks pregnant woman successfully treated with convalescent plasma therapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
Ashraful Hoque ◽  
Talukder Mohammad Al Amin
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Favourable Outcome ◽  
Plasma Therapy ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Women Experiences

From the beginning of corona virus disease 19(COVID-19) pandemic, there has been concern how to protect vulnerable group like pregnant women from severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2(SARS-CoV-2). Historically, pregnant women experiences increased mortality during any pandemic situation. Pregnant women show almost the similar clinical features as that of non-pregnant adults with COVID-19 infection. Different systematic reviews have begun to focus light on pregnancy outcomes in COVID-19 patients, but knowledge is very limited and still the basis is case series and individual experiences. Apart from the scientifically proven therapeutic options used in COVID-19 such as steroid, low molecular weight heparin, the role of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) has never been evaluated. We present a case of a pregnant woman of 32 weeks of conception, treated with CPT with favourable outcome in a private hospital of Dhaka, Bangladesh. BSMMU J 2021; 14 (COVID -19 Supplement): 64-66

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOME OF COVID POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN IN FIRST AND SECOND WAVE

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
V. Radha Lakshmi ◽  
K. Anusha Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Wave Pattern ◽  
Postpartum Woman ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Second Wave

Introduction: Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19), produced by severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV2), has become a global pandemic, giving rise to a serious health threat globally. In India we have seen a two wave pattern of reported cases with peak of rst wave in September 2020 and peak of second wave in May 2021.Women undergoing pregnancy and those at the time of child birth and puerperium constitute potentially vulnerable populations for covid-19. Aims And Objectives: To evaluate differences in clinical presentation, co-morbidities, pregnancy complications and outcomes in women with covid-19 during rst wave and second wave of covid-19 pandemic. Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of all hospitalized pregnant and postpartum woman with SARS-CoV2 infection in Government General Hospital, Kurnool. All the patients admitted from 1st May to 31st October 2020 were considered to be in the rst wave and those admitted from 1st April to 31st June were considered to be in second wave. Results: Incidence of cases has increased from 14.18 to 16.8%.There was two fold increase in the symptomatic cases from 4.2 to 8%patients in the second wave were younger in the age group of 16-25yrs.The number of pregnant women delivered by Caesarean section have increased from 57.5 %to 61.1 %.ICU admissions have signicantly increased from 2.7% to 3.1% Case fatality rate has increased from 0.4%-1.1%. As observed from the above results there is higher frequency of severe Covid 19,increased ICU ad Conclusion: missions and maternal deaths in second wave of Covid 19 pandemic as compared to the rst wave .Although the exact causes of increase in severity and mortality are unknown ,but probably due to emergence of most pathological strains of SARS-Co2.

HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN CORONA VIRUS TERHADAP PERILAKU 3M (MENGGUNAKAN MASKER, MENJAGA JARAK, DAN MENCUCI TANGAN) PADA MAHASISWA STIKES TELOGOREJO

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Prita Adisty Handayani ◽  
Swanny Trikajanti W.A ◽  
Sri Hartini M.A
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Introduction: The Corona Virus pandemic has resulted in the formation of a policy on online learning which is likely to start gradually in 2021 for the implementation of offline learning again. Students' understanding of the Corona Virus and the application of 3M (using masks, maintaining distance and washing hands using soap) is very important to prevent the rate of transmission of the virus. So it is necessary to measure students' knowledge about Corona Virus on 3M's behavior before offline learning begins with the hope that when offline learning opens, students will understand Corona Virus and be able to behave 3M properly. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between the level of knowledge about Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and 3M behavior among students at STIKES Telogorejo Semarang. Methods: The design of this study is quantitative descriptive analytic. The number of samples used is 90 students where students will fill out 2 questionnaires, namely about Corona Virus knowledge and 3M behavior via google form. Results: The results in the study showed that the level of student knowledge was 97.8% in the good category and the implementation of 3M's behavior was 98.9% in the good category with a p.value of 0.000, so it can be concluded that there is an influence of the level of student knowledge on 3M behavior. Conclusion: Knowledge plays an important role in determining complete behavior because knowledge will form beliefs which in turn will perceive reality, provide a basis for decision making and determine behavior in a particular situation.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice to Prevent Against Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Debre Tabor Town Northwest Ethiopia: a Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemu Degu Ayele ◽  
Gedefaye Nibret Mihretie ◽  
Habtamu Gebrehana Belay ◽  
Adanech Getie Teffera ◽  
Bekalu Getnet Kassa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Background: The current corona virus disease (COVID-19) is now become the global concerns and declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization on March 2020. To date, no antiviral treatment or vaccine has been explicitly recommended for COVID-19. So, applying preventive measures to control COVID-19 infection is the most critical intervention. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to respiratory pathogens and severe pneumonia, because they are at immunosuppressive state and physiological adaptive change during pregnancy. As the same time the determinants of knowledge and practice to prevent COVID-19 among pregnant women, who constitute vulnerable groups, are yet to be evaluated. This study was therefore designed to assess knowledge and practice of preventive measures against corona virus disease and its associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Tabor Town. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 pregnant women from May 25-June 15, 2020. Simple random sampling technique was employed. Data was collected by face to face interview using structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 23. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was carried out and p-value < 0.05 at 95% CI were considered as statistically significant. Result: A total of 422 participants were included with response rate of 95.9%. The mean age was 27.15 (SD± 4.719) years. About 46.8% and 47.6 % of women were knowledgeable and had good practice against corona virus respectively. The predictor for knowledge were age(15-24)( AOR=4.85, 95% CI: 1.34-5.42), educational status(AOR:3.70; 95% CI: 1.16-5.40) being civil servant (AOR:2.84; 95% CI: 1.55-5.21), wanted pregnancy(AOR:3.37; 95% CI: 1.20-9.45), antenatal care follow-up(AOR:2.07; 95% CI: 1.03-4.13), whereas educational status (AOR:3.78; 95% CI: 1.19-5.11), number of children (AOR:2.89; 95% CI: 1.29-6.45) and knowledge (AOR:8.42;95% CI: 4.50-15.85), were also the predictors for practice. Conclusion: This study showed that most of the participants had poor knowledge and inappropriate practice. As per finding increasing health education program via different medias, coordinated and combined efforts of authorities and all individuals will be needed to battles the spread of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Perceived risk and protective behaviors regarding COVID-19 among Iranian pregnant women

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soodabeh Aghababaei ◽  
Saeed Bashirian ◽  
Alireza Soltanian ◽  
Mansoureh Refaei ◽  
Tahereh Omidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
History Of ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Risk

Abstract Background Despite the vulnerability of pregnant women, few studies have been conducted on their perceived risk and protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present cross-sectional study aims to investigate the perceived risk and protective behaviors regarding COVID-19 among pregnant women, in Hamadan, Iran. Using a two-stage cluster sampling method, 225 pregnant women referring to the health centers completed the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation tests as well as a stepwise linear regression model at 95% confidence level. Results 93.8% of pregnant women had a high level of knowledge, 97.3% had a high performance in protective behaviors, and 72.9% had a moderate level of risk perception related to COVID-19. The highest mean score of knowledge was observed in women who had a history of influenza in their previous pregnancies (90.97 ± 5.94). The mean score of protective behaviors was significantly higher in women with a high economic level (97.78 ± 5.11), and the highest level of risk perception was observed in nulliparous women (59.97 ± 9.80). Risk perception was an independent predictor of protective behaviors related to COVID-19 (P < 0.05). Conclusions Pregnant women had a high level of knowledge, high performance in protective behaviors, and a moderate level of risk perception related to COVID-19. History of influenza in previous pregnancies, high economic level, and nulliparity were associated with higher levels of knowledge, protective behaviors, and risk perception, respectively. Risk perception of pregnant women regarding COVID-19 can predict their protective behaviors.

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