Factors influencing knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 preventive measures among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Adiarkay District, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Introduction Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerged respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov2). The first case was identified in Wuhan, China and spread to other parts of the world within a short period. According to the Worldometer datatracker, 105,926,858 cases and 2,309,328 deaths had been reported globally by November 2021. The aim of this study was to determine factors influencing knowledge, attitudes and practice of COVID-19 preventive measures among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Adiarkay District health facilities, Ethiopia in 2021.

Keywords

• COVID-19, Preventive measures, Pregnancy, Practice, Antenatal care, Ethiopia