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. 2022 Dec 23;11(1):35.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines11010035.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Anxiety, Knowledge and Attitudes in University Degree Pregnant Women from Romania-A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey in the First Two Pandemic Years

Madalina Preda  1   2 , Rares Sebastian Dinu  3 , Irina Prasacu  4 , Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu  1   5
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Anxiety, Knowledge and Attitudes in University Degree Pregnant Women from Romania-A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey in the First Two Pandemic Years

Madalina Preda et al. Vaccines (Basel). .

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic had a high economic cost, morbidity, and death toll. Due to high rates of mortality and morbidity from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pregnant women were at particular risk during this pandemic. We designed and conducted a cross-sectional observational survey in Romanian pregnant women to evaluate the outcome of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic along with the preventive measures taken by authorities. We applied a 43-item questionnaire. We included 147 women over 18 years old from Romania who were pregnant or gave birth between March 2020 and March 2022. All pregnancies were monitored, most of them by a gynecologist, and only 23% faced rescheduled pregnancy visits. The majority (84%) were screened through the TORCH panel, 95.91% felt anxious because of the pandemic, 87% followed SARS-CoV2 preventive recommendations, and 82% were not infected with the coronavirus. Additionally, 80% were vaccinated against COVID-19. They felt the consequences of the pandemic through anxiety, and their level of anxiety influenced their vaccination decisions, the TORCH testing and the method of giving birth despite the level of education. Fortunately, their pregnancies were monitored properly, and there were no consequences noticed for fetuses at birth.

Keywords: COVID-19; KAP; coronavirus; immunization; pregnancy; vaccines.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Pregnancy monitoring impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (a) rescheduled doctor visits, (b) reasons for reduced pregnancy visits.
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Figure 2
Anxiety reported by pregnant women (a) during pregnancy and (b) before birth because of the possibility of isolation from the newborn in case they tested positive.
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Figure 3
Vaccination uptake among participants and moment of immunization. (a) Number of vaccinated participants, (b) vaccination time, (c) the number of vaccinated participants depending on their pregnancy trimester for women vaccinated during pregnancy.
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