Table 6.
Pregnancy-specific knowledge score | P-value | ||
Poor pregnancy-specific COVID-19 knowledge, n=242 |
Good pregnancy-specific COVID-19 knowledge, n=160 |
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Pregnant woman with positive COVID-19 infection should undergo caesarean section to prevent fetal intrauterine infection. | 102 (42.1) | 31 (19.4) | <0.001* |
Pregnant woman with positive COVID-19 infection should undergo caesarean section to decrease exposure of healthcare workers to the virus. | 108 (45.2) | 55 (34.4) | 0.031* |
Routine COVID-19 screening during pregnancy is needed. | 100 (41.7) | 53 (33.1) | 0.085 |
If you were told the virus does not spread to the infant through breast milk of an infected COVID-19-positive mother, would you breast feed? | 178 (74.2) | 137 (85.6) | 0.006* |
If you were told the virus can spread while breast feeding through respiratory droplets and contact with COVID-19-infected mother, would you breast feed? | 67 (28.2) | 52 (32.5) | 0.353 |
Telehealth is essential due to the current situation. | 100 (41.3) | 130 (81.3) | <0.001* |
Data presented as n (%).
*Significant p-value <0.05.