Assessment of Vulnerability Perceptions of Health Worker Mothersin the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the vulnerability perceptions of healthcare mothers with children aged between 4-8 years.Design and Method: The population(n=589) of the study was all healthcare workers in a Hospital while the sample(n=342) included the healthcare worker mothers who volunteered to participate in the study, have child are 4-8 age, who could be reached through social media. The study data were collected with a questionnaire prepared on google form and the Vulnerability Child Scale (V.C.S). SPSS 24.0 (Statistical packet for Social Sciences for Windows) statistical program was used in the analysis of the data.Findings: According to the participants, they needed psychological support and the measures taken for coronavirus (COVID-19) were inadequate. The study found that the participants' perception of vulnerability was high and that the participants who were in the 21-35 age group and who needed psychological support had high vulnerability perception.Conclusions: In conclusion, this study underlined some of the difficulties experienced by healthcare workers and revealed that their perception of vulnerability was high. Healthcare mothers are faced with the perception of vulnerability due to both the intense working conditions they experience and the threat of a deadly epidemic.