COVID-19 and its consequences on the physical, psychological and social health of obstetricians

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Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, obstetrics, midwives, mental health, social determinants of health, occupational health.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had effects on the health of health workers, including obstetricians, but the consequences in this occupational group are unknown.
Objective: Determine the consequences of COVID-19 on the physical, psychological and social health of obstetricians in Peru.
Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out on 511 attending obstetricians, in the first line of care. An online questionnaire, previously validated and reliable, was applied to measure the variables: general characteristics and exposure to COVID-19, physical health, psychological health, and social health. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: 468 (91.6%) obstetricians are women, 287 (56.2%) aged 40-59 years, 213 (41.7%) married, 292 (57.1%) working at the first level of care; 216 (42.3%) were infected with COVID-19, 165 (32.3%) had headache, 127 (24.9%) sore throat and 121 (23.7%) fatigue; 167 (77.3%) required outpatient treatment and 3 (1.3%) intensive care. Obesity reported by 102 (20.0%) obstetricians was the main comorbidity, followed by hypertension with 38 (7.4%) and diabetes with 14 (2.7%); 263 (51.5%) reported depressive symptoms and 464 (90.8%) stress; 238 (46.6%) felt discrimination and 118 (23.1%) carried the workload of the home alone.
Conclusions: The physical, psychological and social health of obstetricians is affected by the pandemic; generates disorders of overweight/obesity, depression, stress; as well as discrimination and work overload at home.

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Author Biographies

Yuly Raquel Santos-Rosales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Docente Auxiliar del Departamento Académico de Obstetricia. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

Obstetra asistencial, Hospital San Juan de Lurigancho. Lima, Perú.

Magister en Salud Publica y Gestión Sanitaria.

Segunda especialidad en Obstetricia de Alto Riesgo.

Elia Stephanie Ku-Chung, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Docente Auxiliar del Departamento Académico de Obstetricia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

Obstetra asistencial, Hospital Vitarte. Lima, Perú.

Magister en Salud Pública.

Segunda especialidad en Obstetricia de Alto Riesgo.

Miriam Yoana Correa-Lopez, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Licenciada en Obstetricia.

Centro de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Biomédicas y Medioambientales. Lima, Perú.

Especialista en Investigación e incidencia, Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables.

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2023-02-06

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Santos-Rosales YR, Ku-Chung ES, Correa-Lopez MY. COVID-19 and its consequences on the physical, psychological and social health of obstetricians. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 6 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];52(1):e02302346. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/2346

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