TUBA KOÇ ÖZKAN, EMİNE GEÇKİL
Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2022;3(2):95-102
Purpose: The research was conducted descriptively to examine the fear of COVID-19 and related factors of mothers with children aged 2-6 years. Material and Methods: The sample of the study was calculated with the sample formula of unknown universe and the sample size was 566 mothers. The "Personel Information Form for the Mother and Child" was used to collect the data and the "COVID-19 Fear Scale" was used to assess mothers’ fear of COVID-19. The data of the research was created via Google forms and mothers were reached via social media and WhatsApp between August 2020 and December 2020. The study data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0 program. Data were evaluated using independent samples t-test, multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The mean score that the mothers got from the COVID-19 fear scale was determined as 19.37± 5.84. It was determined that the effect of five variables on the COVID-19 fear score was 10.4%. Variables that have a significant effect on mothers’ COVID-19 score are from most effective to least effective according to the standardized regression coefficient (B=beta); it was determined that allowing the child to meet physically with friends, increasing the practices for hygienic care, taking the child to closed areas such as markets and shopping malls, mother’s job and using a new disinfectant that was not used before. Conclusion: As a result; it was determined that the COVID-19 fear scores of the mothers were affected by variables that allowing the child to meet physically with friends, increasing the practices for hygienic care, taking the child to closed areas such as markets and shopping malls, mother’s job and using a new disinfectant. During the pandemic process, COVID-19 fear levels of mothers can be reduced by providing continuous and effective information about protection from COVID-19 disease.
