Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Corona virus Infection Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Public Hospitals in Three Wollega Zones, Ethiopia

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Figure 1 Diagrammatic presentation of the sampling procedure for the study on knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 among pregnant women in three Wollega zones, Ethiopia.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Distribution of the Pregnant Women Attending ANC at Public Health Institutions (n = 415) in East, West and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones, Western Ethiopia

Character (n = 358)	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age group	17–20	63	15.2
	21–30	295	71.1
	>30	57	13.7
Residence	Urban	336	81.0
	Rural	79	19.0
Marital status	Married	393	94.7
	Other	22	5.3
Educational status	Cannot read and write	36	8.7
	Primary school	89	21.4
	Secondary school	144	34.7
	College and above	146	35.2
Occupation	Government Employee	83	20
	NGO Employee	5	1.2
	Private job	231	55.8
	Others	95	22.9
Religion	Protestant	291	70.1
	Orthodox	84	20.2
	Muslim	36	8.7
	Others	4	1
Number of family member	≤2	175	42.2
	3–4	174	41.9
	≥5	66	15.9

Table 2 Obstetrics and Reproductive Characteristics of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care, Western Ethiopia 2020 (N=415)

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
Gravidity	Primigravida	153	36.9
	Multigravida	262	63.1
Number of alive children	Nulliparous	133	32
	1–3	257	61.9
	4 and above	25	6
Current pregnancy condition	Wanted and planned	68	16.4
	Unwanted	347	83.6
Number of current ANC visit	1–2 visit	352	84.8
	3 and above	63	15.2
Gestational at booking	Before 3 month	81	19.5
	3–6 month	296	71.3
	After 6 month	38	9.2
Obstetrics complication in current pregnancy	YES	67	16.1
	NO	348	83.9

Table 3 Distribution of Studied Pregnant Women According to Their Knowledge Towards Coronavirus Infection (n = 415)

s/n	Variable	Response
		YES	NO
1	Heard about COVID-19	415(100%)	0(0%0
2	Do you know the symptom of COVID-19 infection	400(96.4%)	15(3.6%)
3	COVID-19 has effective treatment presently	53 (12.8%)	362(87.2%)
4	Everybody can be infected by COVID-19	345 (83.1%)	70 (16.9%)
5	COVID-19 is severe in Co-morbid and elderly people	373 (89.9%)	42(10.1
6	Re-infection can occur with COVID-19	349 (84.1%)	66(15.9%)
7	COVID-19 infection can be transmitted by air droplets	401(96.6%)	14 (3.4%)
8	Avoiding touching eyes and nose prevents COVID-19	375(90.4%)	40(9.6%)
9	Ordinary people should use mask to prevent COVID-19	398(95.9%)	17(4.1%)
10	Avoiding crowding can decrease risk of COVID-19	402(96.9%)	13(3.1%)
12	Isolation is important after contact with infected person	405(97.6%)	10(2.4%)
13	Reporting the suspected symptom is recommended	379(91.3%)	36(8.7%)

Figure 2 Diagrammatic presentation of percentage of pregnant women who knew the symptoms of COVID-19 in three Wollega zones, west Ethiopia.

Figure 3 Diagrammatic presentation of primary source of information about COVID-19 among pregnant women in three Wollega zones, west Ethiopia.

Table 4 Distribution of Studied Pregnant Women According to Their Attitude and Perception Towards Coronavirus Infection (n = 415)

s/n	Attitude and Perception Statement	Response
		Agree	Disagree
1	COVID-19 is curse from God	283 (68.2%)	132 (31.8%)
2	COVID-19 will eventually be successfully controlled	256 (61.2%)	159 (38.8%)
3	Do you think a pregnant woman is at higher risk of complication from COVID-19 compared with non-pregnant	256 (61.7%)	159 (38.3%)
4	Do you fear that you may lose your life/family member by COVID-19	64 (15.4%)	351(84.6%)

Table 5 Distribution of the Studied Pregnant Women According to Their Practice of Preventive Measures of COVID-19 Infection (n = 415)

S/N	Practice Question	Response
		YES	NO
1	Wash hand with soap/use sanitizer	376(90.6%)	39(9.4%)
2	Covering mouth with elbow while sneezing	381(91.8%)	34(8.2%)
3	Keeping physical distancing	306(73.7%)	109(26.3%)
4	Wearing face mask when go out	366(88.2%)	49(11.8%)
5	Changing travel	285(68.7%)	130(31.3%)
6	Staying at home /working from home	226(54.5%)	189(45.5%)
7	Reporting COVID-19 symptom to health facility	325(78.3%)	90(21.7%)
8	Stop hand shaking with people	364(87.7%)	51(12.3%)
9	Health care seeking when get ill	375(90.4%)	40(9.6%)
10	Avoiding going to social gathering	344(82.9%)	71(17.1%)

Table 6 Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression of Factors Associated with Knowledge of Coronavirus Infection Among the Studied Pregnant Women

Covariant		Knowledge Status		COR	AOR	P value
		Poor	Good
Educational status	Below secondary school	44(35.2%)	81(64.8%)	1	1
	Secondary school and above	58 (20%)	232(80%)	2.2(1.4–3.5)	1.6(1–2.7)	0.05*
Residency	Rural	36(45.6%)	43(54.4%)	1	1
	Urban	66(19.6%)	270(80.4%)	3.4(2.0–5.8)	2.99(1.7–5.0)	0.000***

Notes: Key: 1 = Reference category, *PV≤ 0.05, ***P<0.0001.

Abbreviations: COR, Crude Odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Table 7 Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression of Factors Associated with Practice of Preventive Measures Against Coronavirus Infection Among the Studied Pregnant Women

Covariant		Practice Status		COR	AOR	P value
		Poor	Good
Age	Below 25	122(50.2%)	121(49.8%)	1.8(1.3–2.8)	1.7(1.2–2.6)	0.008*
	≥25	112(65.1%)	60(34.9%)	1	1
Residency	Rural	58(73.4%)	21(26.6%)	1	1
	Urban	176(52.4%)	160(47.6%)	2.5(1.5–4.3)	2.3(1.3–4.0)	0.002*

Notes: Key: 1 = Reference category, *P<0.05.

Abbreviations: COR, Crude Odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval.