Stressors in mothers with school age children in a pandemic situation

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https://doi.org/10.20453/renh.v17i.2024.5403

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Predisposing factors, stress, mothers, population characteristics, coronavirus 2019-nCoV

Abstract

Objective: Determine the stressors in mothers with school-aged children during the pandemic. Materials and methods: Study with a quantitative approach, descriptive scope and cross-section. 124 mothers participated, to whom the adapted and validated “FEMAF” (Stressors in Mothers) questionnaire was applied with prior informed consent. The data were analyzed in the statistical program STATA version 17. Results: 51.6% of the mothers were in the age range between 26 to 35 years, 54.8% reached secondary education, 61.3% were married or cohabiting, 57.3% were housewives and 38.7% had an average of 2 children. Likewise, the stressful life events were: 87.1% lack of support at home in carrying out household tasks, 86.3% low family budget to cover expenses for food, studies, house or rent payments, among others, 75.8 % increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in their community, 74.2% long working hours in the development of their work activities, 45.2% family conflicts (fights or arguments) with their partner, children and other family members. Conclusions: The stressors in mothers with school-aged children were the lack of support in carrying out household tasks, the low family budget to cover expenses, the long hours of work in the development of their work activities, the increase in the number of infections due to COVID-19 in your community and family conflicts.

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Author Biographies

Leslie Lizbhet Castañeda Carrasco, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Enfermería. Lima, Perú.

Graduate in Nursing from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Heydi Nicoll Rojas Bardales, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Enfermería. Lima, Perú.

Graduate in Nursing from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Julia Raquel Meléndez De la Cruz, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Enfermería. Lima, Perú.

Master in public health from UPCH, bachelor's degree and bachelor's degree in nursing from UPCH. With studies in the UPCH adolescent health specialty, doctoral student in UPCH Psychology.

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Published

2024-09-05

How to Cite

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Castañeda Carrasco LL, Rojas Bardales HN, Meléndez De la Cruz JR. Stressors in mothers with school age children in a pandemic situation. Rev enferm Herediana. [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 19];17:e5403. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RENH/article/view/5403