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Nakhaei S. Predicting the Anxiety Caused by Monkeypox Based on the Attitude Towards Fertility and Death in Pregnant Women. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2024; 18 : 3013.1
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Zabol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran. , nakhaeisamin@gmail.com
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Background and Objectives: Recently, the outbreak of monkeypox virus in May 2022 has caused a new global health concern. The present study aims to predict the anxiety caused by the outbreak of monkeypox based on the attitude towards fertility/childbearing and death in pregnant women from the south of Iran.
Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consists of all pregnant women who visited the health centers in Zabul City from September to December 2022 (n=5321). Based on the inclusion criteria, 368 people were selected. To collect data, the the Persian version of attitudes toward fertility and childbearing scale, Wong et al.’s death attitude profile-revised and a researcher-made monkeypox anxiety scale were used. The obtained data were analyzed using regression analysis and Pearson correlation test.
Results: In the regression model, the multiple correlation coefficient was 0.746. All components of death attitude including escape acceptance (β=0.283), neutral acceptance (β=0.280), approach acceptance (β=0.312), death avoidance (β=-0.168), and fear of death (β=-0.158), as well the components of childbearing attitude including childbearing as a hindrance (β=0.198), fertility for the future (β=0.127), children as a pillar of life (β=0.143) and fertility after the fulfillment of prerequisites (β=0.099) could predict the anxiety caused by monkeypox.
Conclusion: The attitude towards death and fertility/childbearing can predict the anxiety caused by monkeypox in Iranian pregnant women. Therefore, cognitive interventions should be conducted to improve these attitudes in pregnant women.
Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consists of all pregnant women who visited the health centers in Zabul City from September to December 2022 (n=5321). Based on the inclusion criteria, 368 people were selected. To collect data, the the Persian version of attitudes toward fertility and childbearing scale, Wong et al.’s death attitude profile-revised and a researcher-made monkeypox anxiety scale were used. The obtained data were analyzed using regression analysis and Pearson correlation test.
Results: In the regression model, the multiple correlation coefficient was 0.746. All components of death attitude including escape acceptance (β=0.283), neutral acceptance (β=0.280), approach acceptance (β=0.312), death avoidance (β=-0.168), and fear of death (β=-0.158), as well the components of childbearing attitude including childbearing as a hindrance (β=0.198), fertility for the future (β=0.127), children as a pillar of life (β=0.143) and fertility after the fulfillment of prerequisites (β=0.099) could predict the anxiety caused by monkeypox.
Conclusion: The attitude towards death and fertility/childbearing can predict the anxiety caused by monkeypox in Iranian pregnant women. Therefore, cognitive interventions should be conducted to improve these attitudes in pregnant women.
Article number: 3013.1
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Received: 2023/12/28 | Accepted: 2024/05/19 | Published: 2024/04/29
Received: 2023/12/28 | Accepted: 2024/05/19 | Published: 2024/04/29
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