Journal of Community Empowerment for Health
Vol 8, No 3 (2025)

Unplanned pregnancy as a social predictor of COVID-19 severity among pregnant women in Yogyakarta: Study of path analysis

Puspitasari, Sepsiana (Unknown)
Hernayanti, Munica Rita (Unknown)
Lamawatu, Nuril F. (Unknown)
Wahyuningsih, Windu Syawalina (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Dec 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Pandemic Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) has passed, but social determinants severity of COVID-19 in pregnant women are still under report. Pregnant women have a higher risk of experiencing severe COVID-19 infection, with the potential for serious complications for maternal and fetal health. The impact of pregnancy planning towards severity of COVID-19 in pregnant women is still lack reported. Objective: this study conducted to determine social factors that predict COVID-19 with severe symptoms among pregnant women at Rumah Sakit Lapangan Khusus COVID-19 (RSLKC) in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.Method: through the case-control study, 99 pregnant women who had experienced COVID-19 between August 2021 and May 2022 and were treated at RSLKC self-reporting the retrospective data. Chi square test and path analysis were used for determining the relationship and the direction on the dependent variable, respectively.Results: severe symptoms of COVID-19 were experienced by pregnant who were not vaccinated (p=0.032), undergo daily physical work (p = 0.023) and undergo unplanned pregnancy (p=0.027). The three variables have a direct influence coefficient magnitude -2.62; 4.05; 2.12, respectively. Unplanned pregnancy is directly influenced by age >35 years and the number of children with coefficient magnitudes 2.81.; -1.69, respectively.Conclusion: Unplanned pregnancy is a potential social determinant of severe COVID-19 symptoms in pregnant women and other several factors such as vaccine status and physical work (as direct factors), as well as age > 35 years and number of children (as indirect factors that predict unplanned pregnancy).

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jcoemph

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Education Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Journal of Community Empowerment for Health (ISSN 2655-0164 (online); ISSN 2654-8283 (print)) is a national, open access, multidisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal. We aim to publish research articles and reviews on educative, promotive, preventive and community empowerment activities in the ...