ArticleMaternal and child health journal2012
Preconception health: awareness, planning, and communication among a sample of US men and women.
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- Can Reproductive Life Plan-based counselling increase men's fertility awareness?Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2018Trial
- Premarital Preventive Examinations and Access to Genetic Counselling in the South-Central Region of Bulgaria: Implications for Preconception and Child Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with preconception care behaviors and behavioral stages among emerging adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge of healthcare providers on preconception care in east Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2025Review
- Exposure to Healthy Weight Information on Short-Form Video Applications to Acquire Healthy Weight-Control Behaviors: A Serial Mediation Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Men's knowledge of preconception health: A systematic review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
- Awareness of Nutrition and Supplements Among Pregnant and Preconception Women: A Real-World Study in Vietnam.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Understanding Preconception Women's Needs and Preferences for Digital Health Resources: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Factors influencing adolescents' healthy pregnancy preparation behavior: a cross-sectional gender comparison applying the health belief model.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2021Article
- Predictors of Women's awareness of common non-communicable diseases screening during preconception period in Manna District, Southwest Ethiopia: implication for wellness check-up.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Why do women not prepare for pregnancy? Exploring women's and health care providers' views on barriers to uptake of preconception care in Mana District, Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Gender Stereotypes and Preconception Health: Men's and Women's Expectations of Responsibility and Intentions to Engage in Preventive Behaviors.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Preparation for fatherhood: A survey of men's preconception health knowledge and behaviour in England.PloS one · 2019Article
- Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health.Lancet (London, England) · 2018Review
- Parental perspectives on the awareness and delivery of preconception care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- Exploring men's pregnancy-planning behaviour and fertility knowledge:a survey among fathers in Sweden.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
- Rethinking Preconception Care: A Critical, Women's Health Perspective.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Why women do not ask for information on preconception health? A qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- General practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2016Article
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Abstract
It is important to educate both men and women about preconception health (PCH), but limited research exists in this area. This paper examines men's and women's awareness of exposure to PCH information and of specific PCH behaviors, PCH planning, and PCH discussions with their partners. Data from Porter Novelli's 2007 Healthstyles survey were used. Women and men of reproductive age were included in the analysis (n = 2,736) to understand their awareness, planning, and conversations around PCH. Only 27.9% of women and men reported consistently using an effective birth control method. The majority of men (52%) and women (43%) were unaware of any exposure to PCH messages; few received information from their health care provider. Women were more aware than men of specific pre-pregnancy health behaviors. Women in the sample reported having more PCH conversations with their partners than did men. PCH education should focus on both women and men. Communication about PCH is lacking, both between couples and among men and women and their health care providers. PCH education might benefit from brand development so that consumers know what to ask for and providers know what to deliver.
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