Mental health and preventive behaviour of pregnant women in China during the early phase of the COVID-19 period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 has caused significant toll over the globe. Pregnant women are at risk of infection. The present study examined the frequency of washing hands with soap and wearing face mask when going out, prevalence of depression and anxiety, and identified their associated factors among pregnant women during the early phase of COVID-19 outbreak in China.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between 24 February and 3 March 2020. A total of 15 428 pregnant women who were using maternal health care services in China completed a questionnaire which assessed their socio-demographic and pregnancy-related characteristics, contextual, cognitive and social factors related to COVID-19, frequency of washing hands and wearing face masks, and depression and an

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7988630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature