COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals

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Figure 1 Sampling procedures of COVID-19 preventive measure practices and knowledge of pregnant women in Guraghe zone hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403).

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)

Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	≤19	48	11.9
	20–24	140	34.7
	25–29	127	31.5
	30–34	64	15.9
	≥35	24	6
Religion	Orthodox	156	38.7
	Muslim	205	50.9
	Protestant	33	8.2
	Catholic	9	2.2
Parity	Primipara	115	28.5
	Multipara	249	61.8
	Grand-multipara	39	9.7
Marital status	Married	380	94.3
	Single	10	2.5
	Divorced	9	2.2
	Widowed	4	1
Place of residence	Urban	252	62.5
	Rural	151	37.5
Occupation	House wife	208	51.6
	Civil servant	86	21.3
	Personal business	81	20.1
	Unemployed	28	6.9
Educational status	No formal education	99	24.6
	Primary	156	38.7
	Secondary	91	22.6
	College and above	57	14.1

Figure 2 Source of information about COVID-19 preventive measure practices and knowledge of pregnant women in Guraghe zone hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403).

Table 2 Knowledge Assessment on COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Aware of ongoing COVID-19	Yes	396	98.3
	No	7	1.7
COVID-19 is contagious	Yes	385	95.5
	No	18	4.5
Symptoms of COVID-19 (multiple responses)	Fever	357	88.58
	Cough	340	84.37
	Difficulty of breathing	132	32.84
	Headache	224	55.58
	I do not know	2	0.5
Measures, if there are symptoms (multiple responses)	Stay at home	133	33
	Wear face mask	97	24.07
	Visit health facility	327	81.1
	I do not know	14	3.5
Worst on older people	Yes	365	90.6
	No	38	9.4
Worst on people with chronic disease	Yes	356	88.3
	No	47	11.7
Vaccine available	Yes	28	6.9
	No	375	93.1

Figure 3 Participants knowledge on list of COVID-19 preventive measure practices and knowledge of pregnant women in Guraghe zone hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403).

Table 3 Categorized Knowledge Assessment on COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent	Correct Response	Correct Percent
Aware of ongoing COVID-19	No	7	1.7	Yes	98.3
	Yes	396	98.3
COVID-19 is contagious	No	18	4.5	Yes	95.5
	Yes	385	95.5
List symptoms answered more than mean	No	205	50.9	Yes	49.1
	Yes	198	49.1
List actions answered more than mean	No	256	63.5	Yes	36.5
	Yes	147	36.5
List preventive measure answered more than mean	No	150	37.2	Yes	62.8
	Yes	253	62.8
Worst on older people	No	38	9.4	Yes	90.6
	Yes	365	90.6
Worst on people with chronic disease	No	47	11.7	Yes	88.3
	Yes	356	88.3
Vaccine available	No	28	6.9	No	6.9
	Yes	375	93.1

Table 4 COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)

Questions	Responses				Correct Responses	Percent Correct
	Yes		No
	N	%	N	%
Are you obeying government restriction on COVID-19 prevention strategies?	365	90.6	38	9.4	Yes	90.6
Have you stop going to public or crowded place after the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed in Ethiopia?	346	85.9	57	14.1	Yes	85.9
Did you wash your hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based sanitizers?	373	92.6	30	7.4	Yes	92.6
Did you maintaining at least 2 meter distance between yourself and others?	369	91.6	34	8.4	Yes	91.6
Did you avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with hands?	351	87.1	52	12.9	Yes	87.1
Did you wear face mask in public?	355	88.1	48	11.9	Yes	88.1
Did you stay in-door if it is not must to get out?	354	87.8	49	12.2	Yes	87.8
In order to prevent contracting and spreading COVID-19 do you avoid handshaking, hugging and kissing?	344	85.4	59	14.6	Yes	85.4

Figure 4 COVID-19 preventive measure practices and knowledge of pregnant women in Guraghe zone hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403).

Table 5 Factors Associated with COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)

Variables	Category	Prevention Practice		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Good N (%)	Poor N (%)
Age category	≤19	40 (13)	8 (8.3)	1.00 (0.27–3.72)	1.02 (0.75–16.06)
	20–24	110 (35.8)	30 (31.2)	1.36 (0.43–4.29)	1.22 (1.15–22.24)*
	25–29	99 (32.2)	28 (29.2)	1.41 (0.45–4.45)	1.32 (1.20–20.25)*
	30–34	38 (12.4)	26 (27.1)	3.42 (1.05–11.18)	2.57 (2.32–43.38)**
	≥35	20 (6.5)	4 (4.2)	1	1
Place of residence	Urban	209 (68.1)	43 (44.8)	2.63 (1.65–4.19)	2.16 (1.24–3.77)**
	Rural	98 (31.9)	53 (55.2)	1	1
Educational status	No formal education	69 (22.5)	30 (31.2)	2.32 (1.01–5.32)	0.74 (0.25–2.19)
	Primary	121 (39.4)	35 (36.5)	1.54 (0.69–3.45)	0.52 (0.18–1.46)
	Secondary	69 (22.5)	22 (22.9)	1.70 (0.72–4.01)	1.12 (0.42–2.99)
	College and above	48 (15.6)	9 (9.4)	1	1
Have television/radio	Yes	244 (79.5)	68 (70.8)	1.59 (0.95–2.68)	0.73 (0.37–1.45)
	No	63 (20.5)	28 (29.2)	1	1
Have access to internet	Yes	89 (29)	13 (13.5)	2.61 (1.38–4.92)	2.24 (0.99–5.13)
	No	218 (71)	83 (86.5)	1	1
Worst on older	Yes	293 (95.4)	72 (75)	6.97 (3.44–14.16)	2.27 (0.71–7.23)
	No	14 (4.6)	24 (25)	1	1
Worst on people with chronic disease	Yes	290 (94.5)	66 (68.8)	7.75 (4.04–14.89)	5.12 (1.73–15.17)**
	No	17 (5.5)	30 (31.2)	1	1
Vaccine available	Yes	18 (5.9)	10 (10.4)	0.54 (0.24–1.20)	0.72 (0.26–1.99)
	No	289 (94.1)	86 (89.6)	1	1

Notes: *P≤0.05, **P≤0.05, bold = statistically significant.