EVALUATION OF BELIEF IN COVID-19 MYTHS AND LEVELS OF COVID-19 ANXIETY AND PERCEPTION OF HEALTH IN PREGNANCY

Year 2022, , 93 - 97, 31.08.2022

Çiğdem Gün Kakaşçı , Ayşegül Durmaz

https://doi.org/10.52831/kjhs.1101468

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to establish pregnant women's belief in COVID-19 myths, COVID-19 anxiety and perception of health levels during the pandemic.
Method: This study was a descriptive study of 473 pregnant women. Introductory Information Form, COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Health Perception Scale and the form of myths related to COVID-19 Pandemic were used. During data analysis, descriptive statistics, One way anova test, Independent groups t test, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation analyses were performed.
Results: A correlation was found between the average number of people believing in COVID-19 myths and the mean scores obtained from the COVID-19 anxiety scale (r=0.093, p=0.042) and the perception of health (r=0.115, p=0.012) scale. The difference between mean age and gestational week values and the average number of people believing in COVID-19 myths (p=0.000; p=0.004), the mean scores obtained from COVID-19 anxiety (p=0.000; p=0.006) and perception of Health (p=0.008; p=0.036) scales was significant. The mean number of people believing in myths in unplanned pregnancies (p=0.011) and the mean score from COVID-19 anxiety scale (p=0.004) were higher.
Conclusion: The level of belief in COVID-19 myths in pregnant women was found to be associated with anxiety and perception of health. Belief in myths, perception of health and anxiety levels increased with increasing gestational week and increasing gestational age. Belief in myths and anxiety levels were lower in planned pregnancies. While pregnant women's belief in myths increased their anxiety level, it also resulted in an increase in the perception of health.

Keywords

COVID-19, Misinformation, Anxiety, Perception

Supporting Institution

YOKTUR

Project Number

YOKTUR

Thanks

We would like to give special thanks to the women who participated in the study

GEBELİKTE COVID-19 MİTLERİNE İNANMA DURUMU İLE COVID-19 ANKSİYETESİ VE SAĞLIK ALGISI DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmada, pandemi sürecinde gebelerin COVID-19 mitlerine inanma durumlarını, COVID-19 anksiyete ve sağlık algısı düzeylerini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Çalışma tanımlayıcı tipte planlandı. 473 gebe ile tamamlandı. Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, COVID-19 Anksiyete Ölçeği, Sağlık Algısı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Pandemisi ile ilgili mitler formu kullanıldı. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, One way anova testi, Bağımsız gruplarda t testi, Mann Whitney U testi, Kruskal Wallis testi ve Spearman korelasyon analizleri yapıldı.
Bulgular: COVID-19 mitlerine inanma sayısı ortalaması ile COVID-19 anksiyete (r=0.093, p=0.042) ve Sağlık algısı (r=0.115, p=0.012) ölçekleri puan ortalamaları arasında ilişki bulundu. Yaş ve gebelik haftası ortalamaları ile COVID-19 mitlerine inanma sayısı ortalaması (p=0.000; p=0.004), COVID-19 anksiyete (p=0.000; p=0.006) ve Sağlık algısı (p=0.008; p=0.036) ölçekleri puan ortalamaları arasındaki fark anlamlı bulundu. Plansız gebeliklerde mitlere inanma sayısı ortalaması (p=0.011) ve COVID-19 anksiyete ölçeği puan ortalaması (p=0.004) daha yüksekti.
Sonuç: Gebelerde COVID-19 mitlerine inanma düzeyi, anksiyete ve sağlık algısı ile ilişkili bulunmuştur. Gebelik haftasının ilerlemesi, gebelik yaşının yükselmesiyle mitlere inanma, sağlık algısı ve anksiyete düzeyleri yükselmektedir. Planlı gebeliklerde mitlere inanma ve anksiyete düzeyleri daha düşüktür. Gebelerin mitlere inanma düzeyi bir yandan anksiyete düzeyini yükseltirken bir yandan da sağlık algısının yükselmesi ile sonuçlanmıştır.

Keywords

COVID-19, Yanlış Bilgi, Anksiyete, Algı

Project Number

YOKTUR

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