Study of the Anxiety level during COVID-19 in pregnant women of the Ascensión Health Center – Huancavelica - Peru 2021

Abstract

This quantitative exploratory study analyzes the anxiety level in pregnant women from an Andean town in Huancavelica and its causes and possible effects. Objective: Determine the anxiety level in pregnant women from the Ascensión Health Center - Huancavelica 2021. Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out, descriptive level. In 270 pregnant women; AAD Zung observation and test sheet instruments. Results: 64.4% presented anxiety, 58.5% (158) minimal to moderate and 5.9% (16) marked to severe. The most affected were non-health professionals and students, 20% and 15.97% of marked to severe anxiety, and 50% and 63.64% minimal to moderate, housewives and independent workers presented 3.45% and 3.23% marked to severe anxiety, and 57.47% and 70.97% minimal to moderate; 100% of the unemployed presented minimal to moderate anxiety. It has been identified that 88.51% have an income ≤ 1000 PEN per month and are the ones that present the most anxiety, 38.89% (105) had relatives who suffered from COVID-19, of which 12.38% presented marked to severe anxiety and the 71.43% presented minimal to moderate anxiety; of 9.63% their relatives were hospitalized, of them 11.54% had marked to severe anxiety and 84.62% minimal to moderate anxiety; the 14.81% of the pregnant women, a relative died from COVID-19, of them 20% presented marked to severe anxiety and 80% minimal to moderate anxiety. 35.19% (95) suffered from COVID-19, of them 81.25% had marked to severe anxiety and 47.47% had minimal to moderate anxiety. Conclusions: pregnant women with the most anxiety were those with the lowest income and were directly or indirectly affected by COVID-19, it is urgent to incorporate preventive measures.