Investigation of the Problems and Affecting Factors of Women Who Give Birth in the Pandemic in Accessing Health Services During Pregnancy

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 46 - 54, 25.03.2024

Nur Bahar Kuru Aktürk , Beyzanur İşbay , Merve Kolcu , Esengül Candar

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1191212

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the problems experienced by women who gave birth during the pandemic in accessing health services during pregnancy and the factors affecting them.
Method: The study is of descriptive type and was conducted with 390 women who gave birth in a gynecology and pediatrics hospital in Istanbul between September and November 2021. A questionnaire consisting of 28 questions was used as a data collection tool. In data analysis, number and percentage, mean, chi-square test and multiple regression analysis were used.
Results: It was determined that 47.4% of the women participating in the study were in the 26-33 age group, 35.1% were primary school graduates, and 24.6% were diagnosed with COVID-19. It was determined that 90.3% of the women (both themselves and their spouses) got pregnant voluntarily, but 12.1% wanted to terminate the pregnancy, 45.8% did not want to get pregnant due to economic reasons. The change in the situation of women experiencing problems in accessing health services during the pandemic process is explained by the situation in which they can receive adequate health services due to the pandemic at a rate of 13.5% (R2 = 0.135).
Conclusion: It was concluded that the women participating in the study had problems in accessing health services during the pandemic process and their ability to receive adequate health services was affected.

Keywords

Pandemic, COVID-19, Women, Women's health, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Health services

Project Number

YOK

Pandemide Doğum Yapan Kadınların Gebelik Sürecinde Sağlık Hizmetlerine Ulaşmada Yaşadığı Sorunların ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, pandemide doğum yapan kadınların gebelik sürecinde sağlık hizmetlerine ulaşmada yaşadığı sorunların ve etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesini amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte olup, Eylül- Kasım 2021 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da bir kadın ve çocuk hastalıkları hastanesinde doğum yapan 390 kadın ile yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama aracı olarak 28 sorudan oluşan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Veri analizinde, sayı ve yüzde, ortalama, ki-kare testi ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların %47,4’ünün 26-33 yaş grubunda, %35.1’i ilköğretim mezunu olduğu, %24,6’sının COVID-19 tanısı aldığı belirlenmiştir. Kadınların %90.3’ünün isteyerek (hem kendisi hem eşi) gebe kaldığı ancak %12.1’inin gebeliğini sonlandırmak istediği, %45.8’inin ekonomik nedenlerle gebeliğini istemediği saptanmıştır. Kadınların pandemi sürecinde sağlık hizmetlerine ulaşmada problem yaşama durumu üzerindeki değişim %13.5 oranında pandemi nedeniyle yeterli sağlık hizmeti alabilme durumu ile açıklanmaktadır (R2= 0.135).
Sonuç: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların pandemi sürecinde sağlık hizmetlerine ulaşmada problem yaşadığı ve yeterli sağlık hizmeti alabilme durumunun etkilendiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Pandemi, COVID-19, Kadın Sağlığı, gebelik, doğum, sağlık hizmetleri

Supporting Institution

YOK.

Project Number

YOK

Thanks

YOK

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