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

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Obstetric and gynecological nursing

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. 

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440

Keywords

COVID-19, maternity nurses, perception, Post-menopausal women

Authors

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Ramzy Hasszn

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Affiliation

A teacher at Institute of Nursing at Benha Teaching Hospital

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First Name

Soad

Last Name

Abd El salam Ramdan

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Affiliation

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

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First Name

Samah

Last Name

Abd El –Haliem Said

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Affiliation

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

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First Name

Amira

Last Name

Mohamed Salama

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Affiliation

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

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Volume

4

Article Issue

2

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42195

Issue Date

2023-07-01

Receive Date

2023-06-08

Publish Date

2023-07-10

Page Start

385

Page End

395

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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JNSBU_Volume 4_Issue 2_Pages 385-395.pdf

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

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

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28 Dec 2024