Factors associated with having COVID-19 among unvaccinated pregnant and non-pregnant women in Metro Manila, Philippines: a multicentre longitudinal cohort study.
Erlidia F Llamas-ClarkFrancisco M HeraldeMayan U LumandasMaria Stephanie Fay S CagayanMaria Esterlita T Villanueva-UyLeilani C Chavez-ColomaEleyneth I ValenciaCharizze Anne S CabanaLea Bernadette H EspinosaCynthia U AnzuresMaria Lu D AndalCarolina Paula C MartinPatricia Nevira V SuarezCeline D QuanicoJulia B BeltranVanessa D de GuzmanRyan B CapituloArlene R DominguezAbygail L RecioJeremiah F FelicianoEmmanuel S BajaPaulyn Jean B Rosell-UbialPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
This study is the first in the country to determine the risks influencing COVID-19 infection among unvaccinated pregnant and non-pregnant women. Pregnancy is a significant risk for COVID-19 among women in Metro Manila. Educational attainment and positive health behaviours seem to confer protection. Occupations and activities that increase the frequency of interactions, as well as history of communicable diseases may predispose women to COVID-19. Further studies are needed to elucidate the development of the disease in pregnant women, including the maternal and neonatal effects of COVID-19 via potential vertical mechanisms of transmission.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- public health
- clinical trial
- human health
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- body mass index
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- health information
- study protocol
- breast cancer risk
- cervical cancer screening