Global Medical and Health Communication
Vol 10, No 1 (2022)

Correlation of Midwives’ Knowledge about COVID-19 to Anxiety in Providing Care during COVID-19 Pandemic

Vide Bahtera Dinastiti (Diploma III of Midwifery Study Program, STIKES Pamenang, Kediri)
Susanti Tria Jaya (Diploma III of Midwifery Study Program, STIKES Pamenang, Kediri)
Ratna Feti Wulandari (Diploma III of Midwifery Study Program, STIKES Pamenang, Kediri)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2022

Abstract

The increasing incidence of COVID-19 cases caused anxiety for medical workers. Knowledge about COVID-19 is an element that works on medical workers' anxiety levels, including midwives. This study aimed to analyze midwives' knowledge about COVID-19 to the midwives' anxiety in providing midwifery care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This correlational analytic study was conducted between August and October 2021 in RSUD Kabupaten Kediri. A self-administered questionnaire containing knowledge and Zung Self-Anxiety Rating Scale questions was distributed to 45 respondents to complete. The correlation between midwives' knowledge about COVID-19 in midwives' anxiety was examined using Kendall's tau correlation test. The outcomes pointed out that most respondents had good knowledge of approximately COVID-19 (89%), and most of the respondents had moderate anxiety (84%). The analysis showed that there had been a correlation between knowledge about COVID-19 to the anxiety of midwives in providing care. The correlation coefficient value of −0.235 with a significance level of 0.036 indicated that the better the knowledge, the lighter the anxiety of the midwives. Therefore, it's essential to increase the understanding of midwives about COVID-19 and to review other factors that can affect the anxiety of midwives in providing care.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gmhc

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Nursing Public Health

Description

Global Medical and Health Communication is a journal that publishes research articles on medical and health published every 4 (four) months (April, August, and December). Articles are original research that needs to be disseminated and written in English. Subjects suitable for publication include ...