Women's Menstruation During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Fayoum University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fear; Menstrual Irregularity; COVID-19 Pneumonia; Stress Related Disorder; Anxiety

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05197491

R 179

Details and patient eligibility

About

The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly become the most significant public health crisis of our times. It has particularly impacted healthcare workers (HCW) due to the over-whelming of healthcare resources, as well as a critical absence of protective equipment and risk to their own health as well as the risk of exposure to their family. All these factors have likely resulted in significant levels of stress, anxiety, and affection of the general health

Full description

During the first wave of the pandemic, overstretched healthcare systems left health workers in hard-hit countries struggling with long working hours, fatigue, and extreme psychological stress. Rapidly vanishing supplies, national lockdown, and a feeding frenzy on the open market for personal protective equipment (PPE) led to shortages. Healthcare workers often had to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection without proper training or adequate PPE. This contributed to an increased risk to healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic.

Study Methods:

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that will be conducted among healthcare professionals working in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Fayoum University Fayoum, Egypt. A survey-based study will be conducted between January 15 and March 1, 2022, using the database of Fayoum University. A self-administered online survey consisting of 80 questions was developed.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All obstetrics and gynecology department healthcare workers who were or had been resident, physicians or consultant physicians, nurses, and paramedical healthcare active during the COVID-19 pandemic period at a designated Fayoum university hospital, regardless of gender, age, experience, and duration of employment.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria:

  1. physicians who were retired or did not currently work in a designated COVID-19 hospital.
  2. Physicians from other specialties
  3. Physicians were on leave during the pandemic for various reasons.