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Background and aim: In this prospective study, it was aimed to evaluate effects of obesity on Covid-19 anxiety and role of self-esteem on women in Turkish population. Method(s): Obese (n = 184) and non-obese women (n = 219) who applied to our clinic in the first six months of 2020 were included in the study. The women included in the study were divided into two groups as having Body Mass Index (BMI) 30 or more obese according to the WHO criteria. Demographic information form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Covid-19 Anxiety Scale was used for data collection. Result(s): Most of the obese participants were housewives, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Family obesity history was more common at obese group with statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Rosenberg self-esteem were lower and Covid-19 Anxiety levels were higher in obese patients with statistically significant differences (p<0.05). obesity, working status and family history were significantly correlated with Covid-19 anxiety (p<0.01). According to GLM model, only obesity had positive contribution to Covid-19 anxiety at multivariate level (p<0.05). The level of Covid-19 anxiety is higher in obese women, and the increase in self-esteem levels decreases this anxiety level. Conclusion(s): In order to reduce this burden, the news and content that indicate obesity as a risk factor in publications about the pandemic should be planned considering the self-esteem of these individuals.Copyright © Mattioli 1885.
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The objective of this study was to determine burnout and loneliness levels of housewives during home- quarantine process caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 111 housewives were included in the study using the online survey method. Personal Information Form, Housewives Burnout Scale (CUBAC) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (U-LS) were used to collect data. The average age of housewives was 38.75 +/- 9.98, the mean score ECUBAC was 60.14 +/- 17.97 and the mean score U-LS was 44.84 +/- 8.78. The results show that relations with husband and children, education levels, time of marriage, the number of children and responsibility level of house-works affect the level burn-out and loneliness levels of housewives (p < 0.05). During the quarantine process caused by the epidemic, the intensity of housework has increased, as all family members were at home and the care and nutritional needs of the individuals changed due to the epidemic. However, despite this increase, the fact that only housewives were responsible for housework, just like before the quarantine, caused them to feel high levels of burnout and loneliness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Turkish) Calisma, COVID-19 salgini nedeniyle olusan karantina surecinde ev hanimlarinin tukenmislik ve yalnizlik duzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaciyla yapilmistir. Calismaya 111 ev hanimi, online anket yontemi ile, dahil edilmistir. Verilerin toplanmasinda Kisisel Bilgi Formu, Ev Hanimlarinda Tukenmislik Olcegi (EHTO) ve UCLA Yalnizlik Olcegi (YO) kullanilmistir. Calisma sonucunda, ev hanimlarinin yas ortalamasi 38.75+/-9.98, EHTO puan ortalamasi 60.14+/-17.97 ve YO puan ortalamasi 44.84+/-8.78 olarak tespit edilmistir. Kadinlarin es ve cocuklariyla olan iliskileri, egitim duzeyleri, evlilik sureleri, cocuk sayilari ve evdeki islerden sorumluluk duzeyleri ile yalnizlik ve tukenmislik duzeyleri arasinda iliski tespit edilmistir (p < 0.05). Salgin nedeniyle olusan karantina surecinde, tum aile bireylerinin evde olmasi ve salgin ile iliskili olarak bireylerin bakim ve beslenme ihtiyaclarinin degismesi ev ici islerinin yogunlugunu artmistir. Ancak bu artisa ragmen, tipki karantina oncesinde oldugu gibi ev islerinden sadece ev hanimlarinin sorumlu olmasi, onlarin yuksek duzeyde tukenmislik ve yalnizlik hissetmelerine neden olmustur. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Background. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chad has had 7,417 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, one of the lowest in Africa. Objective. This study assessed SARS-CoV-2 immunity in N'Djamena. Methods. In August-October 2021, eleven N'Djamena hospitals col-lected outpatient data and samples. IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein were identified using ELISA. "Bambino Gesu" Laboratory, Rome, Italy, performed external quality control with chemiluminescence assay. Results. 25-34-year-old (35.2%) made up the largest age group at 31.9+/-12.6 years. 56.4% were women, 1.3 women/men. The 7th district had 22.5% and the 1st 22.3%. Housewives and students dominated. Overall seroprevalence was 69.5% (95% CI: 67.7-71.3), females 68.2% (65.8-70.5) and males 71.2% (68.6-73.8). >44-year-old had 73.9% seroprevalence. Under-15s were 57.4% positive. Housewives (70.9%), civil servants (71.5%), and health workers (9.7%) had the highest antibody positivity. N'Djamena's 9th district had 73.1% optimism and the 3rd district had 52.5%. Seroprevalences were highest at Good Samaritan Hospital (75.4%) and National General Referral Hospital (74.7%). Conclusion. Our findings indicate a high circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in N'Djamena, despite low mortality and morbidity after the first two COVID-19 pandemic waves. This high seroprevalence must be considered in Chad's vaccine policy.Copyright © 2022 The Authors and PAGEPRESS PUBLICATIONS.
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Aim and objective: A study of prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among homemakers during the Covid pandemic. Background(s): Studies attempting to find out the mental health state among women in India, especially non-working class of women is very scarce but international studies suggest significant psychiatric morbidity among these class of population, and the current pandemic has had further negative impact on their mental wellbeing, hence this research is necessary to identify the pattern and severity of psychiatric illness which can further enlighten us in designing new protocols and special programs for the mental welfare of Women. materials and methodology: The current study was a cross-sectional, analytical study. This study was conducted from August 2020 to November 2020. This study had been conducted in three villages, which are located nearby our facility in Chennai, among homemaker women. This study had been proceeded after getting the ethical certificate from the institutional ethics committee. Once the study participants met the eligibility criteria, they were included in this study through convenient Sampling technique. The data tool consists of two parts: first, demographic variables like age, gender, place of residence, socio-economic status, and marital and employment status. Second, The DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety and Stress scale) questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the study participants. The inferential statistics were done using SPSS version 21. Conclusion(s): During the COVID-19 pandemic, depression, stress, and anxiety were very common among housewives. Nearly one-third of stay-at-home moms are overweight. All of the psychiatric illnesses investigated in this study are associated with higher socioeconomic level. Stress is associated with higher levels of education among homemakers. Women who don't get enough sleep are more likely to experience depression. Therefore, all of these Psychiatric health conditions must be taken into consideration as significant entities in similar pandemic situations in the future, especially among homemakers. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease with repeated relapses and remissions, and it is considered that IBD patients had more than a little conflict between the threat of COVID-19 infection by visiting the doctor and the anxiety about their own disease by postponing the visit. We investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the anxiety and behavioral changes of Japanese IBD patients. Methods: We collected questionnaires from 3032 IBD patients aged 16 years or older attending 31 facilities in Japan between March 2020 and June 2021. The primary endpoint was anxiety felt by IBD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The median age was 44 years;43.3% of the participants were female. 60.6% of the participants was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and 39.4% with Crohn’s disease (CD), and the median disease duration was 10 years. Regarding IBD medications, about 80% of the patients were taking 5-ASA, followed by thiopurine (31.4%), biological agents (47.4%), and less than 10% of the patients were taking steroids or budesonide. 37.7% of participants reported that they were in clinical remission, whereas 35.6% were in mild and 19.3% were in moderate activity. The questionnaires were collected throughout the middle of the second wave to the end of four waves of COVID19 in Japan. The mean VAS score is 5.1±2.5 during this pandemic, which indicated moderate anxiety. The most frequent causes of anxiety were the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection by visiting hospital, the risk of infection by IBD itself, and the risk of infection by IBD medication. Factors associated with anxiety are women, housewives, time to visit hospital, transportation by train, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and nutritional therapy. The results of the questionnaire survey on medical visits showed that about 90% of the patients went to the hospital and received treatment as scheduled. During this pandemic, 97.5% of the patients continued oral medication and injections as physicians indicated. Most of participants felt the need for a family doctor and primarily sought guidance, and information regarding SARS-COV-2 from television or internet news. 35.6% of the patients were given information about prevention of SARS-COV-2 by their physicians. 42.6% of the patients received an explanation about the continuation of medication from their physicians. Conclusion: Japanese IBD patients had moderate disease-related anxiety. The percentage of patients with a behavioral change was small. Based on the content of anxiety obtained in this study, we should continue to proactively inform patients about infectious diseases such as SARS-COV2 and the accompanying accurate information related to IBD management, thereby relieving their anxiety. (Figure Presented)
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Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of religious coping on geriatric anxiety in a group of older Turkish women during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: Implementing a cross-sectional research design, this study was conducted on 356 women who visited the women’s health clinics, for various reasons, in a hospital in Elazig, Turkey, between January and February 2021. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form, the COVID-19 Phobia Scale, the Religious Coping Scale, and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. Results: The study determined that 78.4% of the women were between 60 and 70 years old, 43.0% had a basic level of literacy, 82.9% were married, 45.8% had equal income and expenditures, and 69.9% were housewives. Data showed 87.9% of the women had chronic diseases and 45.2% had difficulties accessing hospital services. The relationship between geriatric anxiety and the age and marital status of participants was significant. Women aged 71 to 81 years and single women had a higher risk of geriatric anxiety;unemployed women were found to have more geriatric anxiety. Those with geriatric anxiety perceived their health status to be moderate. The negative religious coping score was found to be statistically significantly higher in the older women who experienced geriatric anxiety. Conclusion: These results reveal the importance of supporting older women in coping with fear and geriatric anxiety. Old age often brings loneliness and loss of income for women and those forced to remain at home due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic period need to be considered holistically.
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Background: WHO recognized COVID-19 a pandemic on March 12, 2020 and National Health Commission officially declared it as a Class-B infectious disease. The technological advancements enabled the teaching staffs to keep their students involved during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. Online classes become the efficient medium to learn by staying at home. Aim: To find out the challenges faced by mothers during online learning in order to devise a systematic plan for smooth and effective learning in case of another crises like COVID-19. Method: It was a cross sectional study carried out at CMH LMC&IOD, in which a user-defined questionnaire was introduced to the participants which were mothers of school going children from all over the city. The questionnaire got 161 responses in total, but two were incomplete so 159 were considered while doing the analysis. The results were analyzed using SPSS25. Results: In this study,46.9% mothers were of age 40 and above and 47.5% were between 31 -40 years of age. Rest were 30 and below 57.5 % children used laptops to study online, while 34.4 % used a mobile. 7% had their own tablets and only 1.1 used desktops. Only 14.4% mothers supervised their children during all this time. 58.7% however managed supervising studies with other tasks and 26.9% said their children could study online unsupervised. Only 20% mothers thought their children are taking interest in online schooling. 54.5% found their children struggling37.5% mothers thought that their children were learning much less through this online mode of education and 43.8% thought that online learning is somewhat less. Conclusion: Among the various the challenges faced by working mothers and housewives during online education of their children the most important challenge was to keep their children focused on study. We discovered that the online study had little effect on grades because most mothers had to take on the role of teacher as well as supervising.
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BACKGROUND: Cancer patients may be susceptible to COVID-19 infection due to decreased immune status. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indonesia, still has high admission, which increasing the risk of exposure to COVID-19. AIM: Thus, this study aimed to identify hospitalized breast cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 1 year after the pandemic. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in the Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. The enrolled subjects were those who previously histopathologically confirmed with breast cancer and having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection The sources of baseline, clinical, and laboratory data were retrieved from the electronic medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 16.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). RESULTS: A total of 17 female breast cancer subjects with COVID-19 infection were enrolled in this study. Mostly subjects were multiparity, highest education was junior high school, housewife, menopause, diagnosed in Stage IV, had metastasis in lung, and categorized luminal B with invasive cancer of non-special type. Most subjects showed mild clinical and radiological severity of COVID-19 infection. Low leukocyte, high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, and high platelet-to-lymphocyte counts were significantly differed between alive and death outcome in the subjects. CONCLUSION: The baseline and clinical characteristics of female breast cancer subjects with COVID-19 infection were similar to general characteristics in the population. The parameters of leukocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte counts could be a valuable predictive parameters of mortality outcomes.
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BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are vulnerable to depression. We hypothesized that the COVID-19 pandemic would increase depression in pregnancy leading to complications to both mother and fetus. AIM: This study is aimed to identify antenatal depression symptoms during the second wave COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This was a community-based, cross-sectional study conducted from 10 to 21 June 2021. A number of 130 pregnant women were recruited through both convenience and snowball sampling. An online survey with self-administered Whooley questions was used to assess antenatal depression symptoms. RESULTS: We found elevated antenatal depression symptoms similar to other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of pregnant women with depression symptoms was 42.3%. The majority of pregnant women who had antenatal depression symptoms had the following characteristics: About 44.75% lived outside Jakarta, 60% had low education (Junior high school and below), 42.9% aged 20–35 years, and 44.8% of them were housewives. CONCLUSION: In Indonesia, the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic affected increasing symptoms of depression among pregnant women. Positive protective factors should be taken to prevent negative impacts of both unidentified and untreated antenatal depression among the pregnant women for the sake of maternal and child health.
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Objective: To determine the frequency and pattern of myths and misconceptions regarding COVID-19 vaccine in the general population at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad Material and Methods: This cross-sectional survey base study was conducted at the Isra University Hospital Hyderabad, during a period of six months from August 2021 to January 2022. All the patients who visited the OPD and their attendants of any age or gender, were included. All the subjects were properly counseled that their privacy was fully secured and their name and contact numbers were taken. After obtaining sociodemographic information, the participants were interviewed regarding COVID-19 infection in the past, previous vaccination history for diseases other than COVID-19, conceptions, and myths regarding COVID-19 vaccination, acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, reasons to vaccinate for COVID-19, and reasons not to vaccinate for COVID-19. All the information was gathered via study proforma including questioner and SPSS version 26 was used for the purpose of data analysis. Results: A total of 145 individuals of either gender were studied regarding myths and misconceptions of COVID-19 vaccine, their average age was 27.71+9.86 years and females were in majority 62.1%. Among the study population, doctors, private employee and housewives were the most common as 44.1%, 11%, 11.7% and 9% respectively. Most of the cases 62.1% were unmarried. According to the myths and misconceptions, 8.3% said it can affect fertility, 23.4% had no trust on its effectiveness and safety, 14.5% said it is an artificial infection procedure, 11% were afraid from its dangerous side effects, 3.4% said the vaccine will change their DNA, 13.8% said it is a controversial substance and 6.9% afraid that they will die within 2 years. 24.1% cases heard myths from family, 24.8% heard from friends and 51% heard by social media. 17.2% had idea that it is an international conspiracy and 4.8% said this may cause sexual dysfunction and 4.8% said it is a procedure of implanting microchip to control them. Conclusion: There were several misconceptions in the general population, most myths like effects of male fertility, distrust on vaccine efficacy, they will be infected artificially, fear of dangerous side effects, controversial substances were observed to be the commonest myths and misconceptions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in the general population. Above ideas were adopted mostly by the friends and social media.
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Objective: Coronavirus pandemic has spread globally. It has affected people mentally and economically. These types of pandemics often lead to post-traumatic stress traumatic syndrome among people. Research data is needed to know the PTSD due to the coronavirus pandemic among the general population. Materials and methods: This study is cross-sectional. Data was collected in 3 days from the general population of Karachi through an online questionnaire regarding age, gender, education, profession, precautionary measures, awareness related to COVID, satisfaction related to COVID, Health information awareness. IESR scale was used to assess post-traumatic stress syndrome. A total of 241 respondents were involved. Results: Moreover, 11.2% had partial PTSD, 4.1% had PTSD and 34.9% had PTSD high enough to suppress the immune system. Among the respondents majority belong to age group 20 to 30, female, student, undergraduate, were aware of COVID, tested positive for COVID, knew someone tested positive for COVID, applied precautionary measures, avoided going out, worried about your family members getting COVID, satisfied with health information available and were aware of health information available. Age group 20 to 30, Male gender, matric education level, housewives, tested positive for COVID, applying precautionary measures, applying social distancing, having present physical symptoms, worrying about your family members getting COVID, was associated with high IESR score and PTSD (p<0.05). Awareness related to COVID-19 and avoiding going out was associated with low IESR scores and were protective factors related to PTSD(p<0.05). Tested positive for COVID, presence of past physical symptoms, satisfaction with health information available, and awareness of health information available were not significantly associated with IESR score and PTSD (P>0.05) Conclusion: During the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic more than half of the respondents reported partial to severe PTSD. Age group 20 to 30, Male gender, matric education level, housewives, tested positive for COVID, applying precautionary measures, applying social distancing, having present physical symptoms of COVID, worrying about your family members getting COVID are the vulnerable groups which need urgent attention related to PTSD. Awareness related to COVID-19 and avoiding going out are protective factors related to PTSD hence these factors can be considered by higher authorities to make psychological policies.
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Objectives: To assess Psychosocial domestic violence among women and assess the impact of Psychosocial domestic violence on women’s reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic Methodology: A descriptive analytical study was conducted on women subjected to psychosocial domestic violence and impacts of psychosocial domestic violence on women during the Corona pandemic period. A deliberate sample of (150) women exposed to violence was selected by a member of her family. Results: The result of the study showed that the highest percentage (79.4%) of the study sample members ranged in age from (20 to 34) years, most of whom were housewives, three quarters of the study sample had a low educational level. Psychosocial domestic violence was at a higher level of relative sufficiency. Conclusions: The results indicated that all study sample suffer psychosocial domestic violence during childbearing age, but most of the study sample considered psychosocial violence to be the most influential on their lives than other effects. Recommendations: The study recommends that women be screened for psychosocial domestic violence during childbearing age. psychosocial domestic violence topics into education curricula, using social media, the availability of health services, and supporting the strengthening of cooperation between social agencies, justice and the police through law enforcement and research to promote and protect women’s rights.
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The present world is passing a great pandemic where Bangladesh facing an unavoidable challenge to cope up with COVID-19. The government and other health organizations haveannounced somehealth warnings to prevent COVID-19 and make people aware. The study aims to explore the health warnings status (knowledge and practicesof health warnings) among low socio-economic people in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 participants (low socio-economic people) by using the purposive sampling and semi-structured questionnaire survey over six months. This study illustrates that 60% of respondents noticed they and their family members are very aware and knowledgeable about COVID-19where 36.5% are conscious to make their family aware about corona virus. About 32% of respondents use mask when they go to outside during corona period where 25% use hand sanitizer. It is found that there is a significant association between occupation, age and perception on people’s awareness about COVID-19 at 1% level of significance where (p<0.002), (p<0.001) respectively. Along with, educational qualification is also significantly associated at 10% level of significance where (p<0.08).Most of the respondents have moderate level of knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 health warnings.
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In pregnancy, any changes within the body allows an increased risk of COVID-19 infection. This may cause risks of complications and unwanted maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy. This study aims to describe the characteristics of pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19 at UNS Surakarta Hospital. This study is a descriptive-analytic study that was conducted in 2020 among 45 patients who were treated at UNS Surakarta Hospital. This research aims to see the characteristics of pregnant patients with suspicion and confirmed cases of COVID-19 at UNS Surakarta Hospital. It was found that most of patients who were confirmed with COVID-19 were at high school level (59.09%). The types of occupation most often found in confirmed patients were housewives and private employees (40.91%). Most of the patients came from the group age of less than 30 years (63.64%). Patients with gestational age of above 28 weeks were more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 (81.82%) with the majority of them as multigravida patients (63.64%). Both suspected and confirmed COVID-19 pregnant patients may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. The characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 at the UNS Surakarta Hospital are mostly high school students, multiparous and work as a housewife.