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Preconception care in Saudi women with diabetes mellitus.
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- Determinants of practice of preconception care among women of reproductive age group in southern Ethiopia, 2020: content analysis.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Knowledge of Preconception Healthcare and Associated Factors: A Study among Mothers in Jinka Town, Southern Region, Ethiopia.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Article
- Knowledge, uptake of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in West Shewa zone, Ethiopia, 2018.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa, Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- Awareness and perception of preconception care among women in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Women's knowledge and associated factors on preconception care at Public Health Institution in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Women's knowledge and associated factors in preconception care in adet, west gojjam, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study.Reproductive health · 2017Article
- Comments on "Preconception care of Saudi women with diabetes mellitus".Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe rate of preexisting diabetes mellitus (DM) in Saudi Arabia is one of the highest in the world. The role of preconception care (PCC) is well-established as a means of improving pregnancy outcomes in DM.
objectivesTo assess the rate of preconception counseling, the level of PCC knowledge, and the rate of unplanned pregnancies in Saudi women with DM. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 355 Saudi women aged 18-49 years with self-reported DM. The study questionnaire contained variables about the provision of preconception counseling, knowledge of PCC facts, and the number of unplanned pregnancies after developing DM. The level of PCC knowledge was evaluated using a modified Likert scale. Statistical Package for Social Sciences 20 was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, and percentages were calculated; t-test was used for statistical significance.
resultsAbout one-third of the participants had received preconception counseling after being diagnosed with DM. Counseling on PCC for older and married participants was significantly less. Of the 355 participants, 42.8% had little or no PCC knowledge. All pregnancies that occurred after developing DM were unplanned.
conclusionsThe rate of preconception counseling, the level of PCC knowledge in the studied Saudi women with DM is suboptimal, and none of the pregnancies that occurred after developing DM was planned. The study highlights the need for PCC programs that target all Saudi women of child-bearing age with DM, and their families starting at the age of puberty and at diagnosis of type 2DM, to optimize women's health and improve pregnancy outcomes.
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