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Assessment of Pregnant Women Knowledge about Climate Changes and its Effect on Their Pregnancy

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Climate changes are the most serious health concern of the twenty first century; pregnant women and their children are particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change, including preterm birth, low birth weight, congenital abnormalities, and neonatal mortality.Aim: The study aimed to assess pregnant women knowledge about climate changes and its effect on their pregnancy. Research design: A Descriptive, cross sectional design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at an antenatal outpatient clinic at Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University. Sample: A convenient sample of 300 pregnant women was involved in the study. Tool of data collection: Data were collected by a structured interview questionnaire consisting of three parts: Part 1: Included personal data, medical history, and obstetric history. Part 2: knowledge about climate changes, and Part 3: knowledge regarding the effect of climate changes on pregnancy. Results: The current study findings showed that only 8% of the pregnant women had good knowledge, while 13.3% had fair knowledge, and 78.7% had poor knowledge regarding climate change and its effects on their pregnancy. There was a highly significant relation between the total score of women's knowledge about climate change and its effects on their pregnancy and their residence, educational level, and occupation. Conclusion: More than three quarters of the pregnant women had poor knowledge about climate change and its effects on their pregnancy. Recommendation: Raising public awareness through antenatal visits and campaigns about climate change and related effects on pregnant women health especially in rural areas.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2024.306404.1863

Keywords

Assessment, Climate changes, Knowledge & Pregnant women

Authors

First Name

Nada

Last Name

Farg

MiddleName

Alaa Kotp

Affiliation

Demonstrator of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

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nadaa@aun.edu.eg

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First Name

Mervat

Last Name

Khamis

MiddleName

Aly

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Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

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zeiad97@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0009-0001-2218-4600

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

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hebamostafa@aun.edu.eg

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Assiut

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12

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45

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48834

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2024-07-01

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2024-07-22

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2024-07-01

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277

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286

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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1,040

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Pregnant Women Knowledge about Climate Changes and its Effect on Their Pregnancy

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24 Dec 2024