Effectiveness Of Online Health Education (OHE) On Infectious Disease Knowledge And Pregnancy Anxiety In First-Time Pregnant Women During The Post-Pandemic Period

JUNYING XU; ALITA R. CONDE; FRANCISCO OBMERGA

doi:10.63313/hmt.9018

Authors

JUNYING XU Institute of Health Sciences and Nursing, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Author
ALITA R. CONDE Institute of Health Sciences and Nursing, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Author
FRANCISCO OBMERGA Institute of Health Sciences and Nursing, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/hmt.9018

Keywords:

Online health education, post-pandemic period, COVID-19 knowledge, pregnancy anxiety, first-time pregnant women

Abstract

Background: The proportion of pregnant women with anxiety-related symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic increased. Most pregnant women hope to receive online health education (OHE) through hospitals to know more about COVID-19-related knowledge, so as to maintain their health. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of online health education (OHE) on COVID-19 knowledge and pregnancy anxiety among first-time pregnant women during the post-pandemic period. Methods: A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent group, pre-test and post-test design was adopted. 70 qualified subjects were purposefully recruited from the obstetrics clinic of a tertiary hospital. The experimental group was given OHE online, while the control group only received routine health education from physicians and nurses during prenatal check-ups. Both groups were given the Questionnaire on Knowledge toward COVID-19, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS)-Modified before and after the intervention. Result: After OHE, the knowledge of COVID-19 in the experimental group was significantly improved (p≤0.05), and the anxiety during pregnancy was also significantly relieved (p≤0.05). The improvement of pregnancy anxiety in the experimental group was significantly better than that in the control group.

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