Ramzy Hasszn, F., Abd El salam Ramdan, S., Abd El –Haliem Said, S., Mohamed Salama, A. (2023). Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women. test, 4(2), 385-395. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440
Fatma Ramzy Hasszn; Soad Abd El salam Ramdan; Samah Abd El –Haliem Said; Amira Mohamed Salama. "Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women". test, 4, 2, 2023, 385-395. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440
Ramzy Hasszn, F., Abd El salam Ramdan, S., Abd El –Haliem Said, S., Mohamed Salama, A. (2023). 'Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women', test, 4(2), pp. 385-395. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440
Ramzy Hasszn, F., Abd El salam Ramdan, S., Abd El –Haliem Said, S., Mohamed Salama, A. Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women. test, 2023; 4(2): 385-395. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440

Maternity Nurse’s Perception regarding COVID-19 among Post-menopausal Women

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 385-395    PDF (596.02 K)
Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal
DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307440
Authors
Fatma Ramzy Hasszn1; Soad Abd El salam Ramdan2; Samah Abd El –Haliem Said3; Amira Mohamed Salama3
1A teacher at Institute of Nursing at Benha Teaching Hospital
2Professor of Obstetrics &Gynecological Nursing , Faculty of Nursing- Benha University
3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing in Faculty of Nursing-Benha University
Abstract
 Background: Post-menopausal women are more susceptible to COVID-19 than other age
women's and experience high morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study was to assess maternity
nurse's perception regarding COVID-19 among post-menopausal women. Research design:
Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the
Obstetrics and Gynecological department in Benha University hospital. Sample: Convenient sample
was used in this study total sample (60 nurses). Tools of data collection; Two tools were utilized for
collect data. I: Self-Administrated questionnaire sheet, II: Modified Likert scale to assess attitude of
maternal nurses about COVID-19 among post-menopausal women. Results: Less than three quarters
of the studied nurses had correct knowledge regarding prevention of COVID-19, while the majority
of them had incomplete knowledge regarding the incubation period, diagnosis and manifestation of
the COVID-19 virus respectively additionally the majority of the studied nurses agreed with isolation
of post-menopausal women with COVID-19, more than half of them not sure that COVID-19 disease
among post-menopausal women leads to death in all cases and more than one third disagreed with
ability to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with another disease; Therefore, the study questions were
answered. Conclusion: More than half of the studied nurses had a good level of knowledge, while
more than one third of them had an average level of knowledge. And less than one tenth of them had
a poor level of knowledge. Additionally, more than three quarters of the studied nurses had positive
level of attitude regarding COVID-19, while less than one quarter of them had a negative level of
attitude. Recommendations: Continues educational programs for nurses to raise perception
regarding COVID-19of post-menopausal women should be a priority to ensure early diagnosis of the
disease. 
Keywords
COVID-19; Maternity Nurses; Perception; Post-menopausal women
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