PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Objective: To assess the perspectives and health anxieties of gynecological and obstetric patients during Covid-19 pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Duration: This study was conducted in emergency and outpatient clinics of Gynecology& Obstetrics Departmen...

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Autores principales:	Farhat Karim, Sadia Fatima, Uzma Saleem, Nusrat Noor, Rabia Kanwal
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	: covid-19 gynecological and obstetric patients wuhan Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ab0583cea63d4886b7a59790395a93722021-12-02T17:41:21ZPERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/ab0583cea63d4886b7a59790395a93722020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5226https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To assess the perspectives and health anxieties of gynecological and obstetric patients during Covid-19 pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Duration: This study was conducted in emergency and outpatient clinics of Gynecology& Obstetrics Department, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Apr to May 2020. Methodology: Two hundred and thirty patients participated in this study by answering a pre-designed questionnaire. All the patients were interviewed by the same doctor to minimize bias. Eleven questions were asked exploring their perspectives and anxieties regarding Novel Covid-19 pandemic, its effects on their healthcare and the challenges faced by the healthcare providers. Statistical analysis was done by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-22). Results: The mean age of the respondents was 33.5 years. 71.3% were pregnant women and 34.8% were gynecological patients. Undergraduate, postgraduate and healthcare professionals were 33.9%, 58.3% and 7.8% respectively. 95.5% of the participants were aware of risk of COVID-19 pandemic and 60.8% knew about its adverse effects. 62.5% visited for regular antenatal. 85.2% had a good opinion about the attitude of the doctors and 93.9% were satisfied with their treatment. 92.1% were not interested in revisiting the hospital again. 80.8% had no apprehensions about the health workers protective gear while 69.5% thought that protective measures were good. 80.8% opined that the hospital environment was hazardous and 78.2% they would not recommend it to their friends. Conclusion: This study concluded that gynecological and obstetric patients have different opinion about risk, safety measurements, environmental condition, stress and attitude of doctors during COVID-19 pandemic according to age and educational statusFarhat KarimSadia FatimaUzma SaleemNusrat NoorRabia KanwalArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticle: covid-19gynecological and obstetric patientswuhanMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 450-454 (2020)
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spellingShingle	: covid-19 gynecological and obstetric patients wuhan Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Farhat Karim Sadia Fatima Uzma Saleem Nusrat Noor Rabia Kanwal PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
description	Objective: To assess the perspectives and health anxieties of gynecological and obstetric patients during Covid-19 pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Duration: This study was conducted in emergency and outpatient clinics of Gynecology& Obstetrics Department, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Apr to May 2020. Methodology: Two hundred and thirty patients participated in this study by answering a pre-designed questionnaire. All the patients were interviewed by the same doctor to minimize bias. Eleven questions were asked exploring their perspectives and anxieties regarding Novel Covid-19 pandemic, its effects on their healthcare and the challenges faced by the healthcare providers. Statistical analysis was done by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-22). Results: The mean age of the respondents was 33.5 years. 71.3% were pregnant women and 34.8% were gynecological patients. Undergraduate, postgraduate and healthcare professionals were 33.9%, 58.3% and 7.8% respectively. 95.5% of the participants were aware of risk of COVID-19 pandemic and 60.8% knew about its adverse effects. 62.5% visited for regular antenatal. 85.2% had a good opinion about the attitude of the doctors and 93.9% were satisfied with their treatment. 92.1% were not interested in revisiting the hospital again. 80.8% had no apprehensions about the health workers protective gear while 69.5% thought that protective measures were good. 80.8% opined that the hospital environment was hazardous and 78.2% they would not recommend it to their friends. Conclusion: This study concluded that gynecological and obstetric patients have different opinion about risk, safety measurements, environmental condition, stress and attitude of doctors during COVID-19 pandemic according to age and educational status
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author	Farhat Karim Sadia Fatima Uzma Saleem Nusrat Noor Rabia Kanwal
author_facet	Farhat Karim Sadia Fatima Uzma Saleem Nusrat Noor Rabia Kanwal
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title	PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
title_short	PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
title_full	PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
title_fullStr	PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
title_full_unstemmed	PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
title_sort	perspectives and health anxieties of gynecological and obstetric patients during novel covid- 19 pandemic at a tertiary care centre
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/ab0583cea63d4886b7a59790395a9372
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PERSPECTIVES AND HEALTH ANXIETIES OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC PATIENTS DURING NOVEL COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

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