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. 2022 Mar 16;12(3):e057873. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057873

Table 6.

Association between pregnancy-specific COVID-19 knowledge score and positive attitudes towards COVID-19 dilemmas

Pregnancy-specific knowledge score P-value
Poor pregnancy-specific COVID-19 knowledge,
n=242
Good pregnancy-specific COVID-19 knowledge,
n=160
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.