Background:The presence of pandemic disease as COVID-19 may increase the risk of the disease among children and can lead to several consequences such as increased fear and anxiety levels of their mothers regarding their children health. Aim: To investigate the mothers' fear and anxiety level during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding their children's health. Design: A descriptive research design was used to accomplish this study. Setting: This study was applied in Egypt at Beni-Suef City. Sample: -A total of purposive sample of 600 mothers from 5 and 25 April 2020 by using an online snowball sampling. Tools: Three online questionnaires including a structured questionnaire, fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) were used to collect data. Results: The current results revealed that women were mostly between 20 < 30 years, it was noticed that majority of mothers have experienced high fear and the majority of them had severe anxiety scores regarding their children's health. It was displayed that a significant relationship was detected between the level of (FCV-19S) and (CDAS) scores (P = <0.05). Conclusion:The studied mothers were worried, afraid, and anxious that Covid -19 affected their children's health. Recommendations: Provide mothers with a well-planned health program to improve their knowledge regarding Covid -19 and providing strategies for early diagnosis and possible interventions is essential to support and help in psychological adjustment.

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