Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Centre for Health and Allied Legal and Demographical Development Research and Training (CHALADDRAT), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Perceptions on the COVID-19 Pandemic by Pregnant Women in South Eastern Nigeria
  Author(s): Joseph Ifeanyi Brian*, Egeonu Richard Obinwanne, Nnedum Ugochukwu, Anthony, Adinma-Obiajulu Nneoma Dolores and Edet Mark Matthew
  
  Background: The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has constituted a major contemporary global health challenge. Pregnant women are believed to be at risk due to immunological changes associated with pregnancy. Assessment of the pregnant women’s perception on COVID-19 is necessary to provide a more holistic approach to their care during such pandemics. Objective: To determine the perception on COVID-19 by pregnant women attending antenatal care in southeastern Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted among 370 pregnant antenatal care clinic attendees in health facilities in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 26; and the results presented in tables and charts. Results: Out of 370 pregnant womens studied, majorit.. View more»
  

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