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Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine

Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-8731

+44 1300 500008

Abstract

Assessment of Knowledge and Associated Factors towards Prevention of COVID-19 among Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Muche Argaw*, Yibeltal Mesfin, Shegaw Yigzaw and Bitew Tefera

Background: COVID-19 is severely affecting the respiratory system caused by a single-stranded novel coronavirus. It is an infectious disease and has different signs and symptoms such as fever, cough fatigue myalgia, and dyspnea. We reported the human case of COVID-19 for the first time in Wuhan city, China, in December 2019. World health organization (WHO) reported as COVID-19 was an outbreak of disease in 2019-20 and pandemic disease. COVID-19 can be transmitted through the respiratory droplet, physical contact, feco-oral, and has an incubation period of 2-14 symptomatic. Methods: We extracted data based on the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. We accessed studies through electronic web-based search from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google, and Google Scholar. We did all statistical analyses using STATA version-14 software with a random effects model. Results: Seven studies with 2,594 participants were included in this systematic review and the overall estimated status of the assessment of knowledge towards prevention of COVID-19 among pregnant women, in Ethiopia are 52.27 (31.60, 68.94). According to region subgroup analysis, the highest and lowest estimated statuses of the knowledge are 85.34% in Jimma town and 19.01% in Metu town respectively in Oromia Region; we did subgroup analysis based on the focused group and way of questionnaire administration. Conclusion: This systemic review of the assessment of knowledge and associated factors towards prevent COVID-19 among pregnant women in Ethiopia found that half of the pregnant women have good knowledge about the mode of transmission, such as clinical presentation, preventive strategy, incubation period, and use of quarantine. Age, fear about COVID-19 and urban residence were significantly associated with assessment knowledge towards prevention COVID-19 among pregnant in this meta-analysis study.

Published Date: 2021-11-26; Received Date: 2021-11-05

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