70% city women under stress, 27% miss doctor visit during covid year Nagpur News – Times of India

Nagpur: A study on women of the city, in which over 1,000 participants between the age group of 20-75 years took part, revealed that nearly 70% were under stress and worried about the health, financial issues and future of their family members. while were close to 27. %, including pregnant mothers, missed visiting hospitals for routine check-ups during COVID.
More than 50% of pregnant women felt that instead of a C-section, their delivery could have been normal, had there not been an epidemic.
The study, conducted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sengupta Hospital and Research Institute, makes interesting observations about women’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about COVID.
Recently, this study has been accepted by the International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR).
“The main objective was to study the basic knowledge and foundational attitude of women towards COVID and to link socio-demographics with their practices. Overall, 1,008 women were included in the study,” said senior gynecologist Dr Rajasi Sengputa, one of the study authors.
“We observed that women had overall acceptable knowledge about the main clinical symptoms, route of transmission, prevention methods against COVID. But they know very little about vaccination policies.”
Dr Suvarna Nimkar and Dr Suchitra Uikey are co-authors of this study. The study sends a message that doctors should be prepared to handle complex cases as many women missed clinic appointments during the peak of the pandemic. The study suggests that there is a need for detailed consultation by physicians regarding the importance of vaccination, especially in pregnant and lactating women. Mental health support should be provided to vulnerable groups as there is an increase in fear, depression and social and domestic violence. There is a need to emphasize on regular follow-up for early detection of covid or ‘long covid syndrome’ sequelae.
The study noted that younger women had more knowledge than the elderly and followed better COVID-related practices.

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