Perceived stress and adherence to prevention measures during pandemic covid-19 phase among midwives in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Date
2021-06
Authors
Rosle, Nur Shafiqah Mohamad
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Perceived stress among midwives influences the adherence to prevention
measures, especially during a pandemic. Midwives’ mental health status is also
associated with perceived stress. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 63 midwives
in Hospital USM. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to midwives that fit
the inclusion criteria. The general objective of this study is to determine the level of
adherence to prevention measures and level of perceived stress during pandemic COVID-
19 among midwives in Hospital USM. Besides, to determine the association between
level of adherence to prevention measures with level of perceived stress during pandemic
COVID-19 phase and association between socio-demographic characteristics (level of
education, year of work experiences, and having children) with level of perceived stress
during pandemic COVID-19 phase. The data were analysed by descriptive statistics and
Pearson Chi-Square test, using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version
26.0. The findings showed that midwives in Hospital USM have moderate level of
perceived stress (n=52, 82.5%). In addition, they also have good level of adherence to
prevention measures (n=52, 82.5%). In term of the association, there was a significant
association between level of adherence to prevention measures with level of perceived
stress during pandemic COVID-19 phase (p-value <0.05), while there was no significant
association between socio-demographic characteristics (level of education, year of work
experiences, and having children) with level of perceived stress during pandemic
COVID-19 phase (p-value >0.05). Thus, suitable action such as awareness and educational program must be done to help reduce the stress level with maintaining good
compliance to prevention measures.
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COVID-19