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
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Fayoum university
Al Fayyum, Egypt
RECRUITINGRate of irregular menstrual cycle
Irregular menstrual cycle
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Length of cycle
Length of cycle (days)
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Rate of prolonged bleeding per cycle
Duration of bleeding (day)
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Amount of flow
Number of used tampons (pads) during bleeding
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Rate of dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea status
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Recognizing the stress related to work in the Covid-19 pandemic
The person is asked to answer the questions on the scale over the symptoms she has experienced during the past year including today'. Each item scores between 0 and 3 as none, mild, moderate, and severe, respectively.
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
Recognizing a change in sexual life
The participants will answer the survey by yes or no.
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
The number of differences in menstrual cycle length
Menstrual cycle difference between Covid-19 positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
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Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
The number of differences in bleeding days
Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days)
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic
The number of differences in the amount of flow
Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons)
Time frame: 6 month after working in the pandemic