Gezahegn, Andualem (2016) Assessment Knowledge and Experience of Preconception Care among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Care in West Shoa Zone Public Health Centers, 2016. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Introduction: Preconception care is <<an approach to health promotion and preventive medicine which focuses on interventions that identify and modify biomedical, behavioral and social risks to a woman’s health or pregnancy outcome through prevention and management>> or it could be described as the entire range of measures designed to promote the health of the expectant mother and her child prior to pregnancy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from march 1st to 31st 2016 in selected health facilities of West Shoa Zone, Oromia. Six hundred thirty four study participants were included in the study. The sample size was assigned to each health facility proportionally. Study subjects were selected by systematic random sampling technique. An interviewed structured questionnaire was used to collect information. Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with knowledge and experience pregnant mothers towards preconception care. P-value<0.05. Result: Six hundred thirty four participants with 100% response rate were involved in the study. Of these,232(36.6%) had poor knowledge and only 242(38.2%) had experience towards preconception care. having information on preconception care was associated with knowledge on prenatal screening (AOR=0.27 CI of 95% (0.17,0.42)). consideration of benefits of preconception care to couples was significantly associated with experience of preconception care AOR=2.308 CI of 95% (1.082, 4.923). Conclusion: More than one third of the study participants were not knowledgeable and more than half of them had low experience on preconception care utilization. The information to be provided to the pregnant mothers was a foundational step for improving delivery and uptake of PCC. Further study is recommended.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Barrier, preconception care, under utilization, west shoa zone |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2018 12:18 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2018 12:18 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6312 |
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