Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in the field of prevention of Covid-19 pandemic in women of reproductive age in Qom in 1399

With the spread of the COVID-19 and the endangerment of the health of various groups, the health of women of reproductive age is becoming more and more important. The aim of this study was to determine COVID-19 pandemic prevention needs assessment of women of reproductive age in city of Qom, Iran.

This cross-sectional study was performed on 264 women of reproductive age in Qom in 2021. Data collection was done by electronic questionnaire and its publication in domestic virtual media in a multi-step method. The questionnaire was researcher-made and included demographic, knowledge, attitude and practice questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, frequency and percentage) and analytical statistics (independent t-test, ANOVA). A significance level of 0.05 was considered.

The mean age of the subjects was 28.28 + 7.2. 218 people had university education (82.6%), 175 people were married (66.3%), 87 people were housewives (33%), 123 people (46.6%) had a history of relatives and family members. There was a direct and significant relationship between knowledge and attitude, knowledge and preventive practice, attitude and preventive practice (P <0.05). Scores of knowledge, attitude and practice had a desirable level. Knowledge with age, attitude with education and performance showed a significant relationship (p <0.05)

Knowledge, attitude and practice of women of reproductive age in Qom are appropriate and acceptable. According to the prevalence of covid-19 disease and the importance of health of women of reproductive age, the results can be used in designing health interventions.