Factors related to prevention behavior of COVID-19 transmission among pregnant women

Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new virus that can cause lung disease and death. Pregnant women are one of the vulnerable groups exposed to coronavirus, pregnant women have a higher risk of contracting severe disease, morbidity and mortality compared to the general population. The research design used was Cross Sectional. The population used was all pregnant women in trimesters 1-3 which consisted of 100 people in July-August 2021.The variables of this study were knowledge, attitudes, sources of information, the role of health workers and the behavior of preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in pregnant women. The research instrument used in the study was a questionnaire. The data analysis used is univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. The results showed that out of 100 respondents, 55 (55.0%) respondents had good knowledge, 57 (57.0%), 65 (65.0%) respondents used electronic sources of information, and 55 (55.0%) respondents had good preventive behavior. and 45 (45.0%) respondents had poor preventive behavior. There was a relationship between knowledge (p-value 0.000 OR 3.682), attitudes (p-value 0.000 OR 5.308), and sources of information (p-value 0.002 OR 4.460) with the behavior of preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in pregnant women. This results can be used as a reference to improve mindset and knowledge and make additional knowledge during a pandemic. Health care provider need to educate pregnant women regarding prevention behavior of COVID-19 behavior.