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Women's knowledge and associated factors on preconception care at Public Health Institution in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia.
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- Factors influencing preconception care awareness and knowledge among women in Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Knowledge of preconception care and its association with family planning utilization among women in Ethiopia: meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Knowledge and utilisation of preconception care and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2021Pooled it
- Consumption of iron rich foods and its associated factors among South Asian children aged 6-23 months using multilevel analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Knowledge and attitude towards preconception care and associated factors among women of reproductive age with chronic disease in Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC in private MCH Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and its correlation with knowledge level among women in the reproductive age group.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Knowledge of preconception care among reproductive-age women in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia: a community-based, cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Current state of preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- A survey on women's awareness of iron and folic acid intake during preconception period and its associated factors in Manna District, Oromia region, Southwest Ethiopia.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Integrating Preconception Health into Routine Reproductive Health Services of Ghana: A Qualitative Study Among University Students.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2022Article
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- Preconception of folic acid supplementation knowledge among Ethiopian women reproductive age group in areas with high burden of neural tube defects: a community based cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
- 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
- Preconception care practices in Nigeria: a descriptive qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2020Article
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- Mothers' utilization and associated factors in preconception care in northern Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivePreconception care is pivotal to improve pregnancy and birth outcome. It is vital for the future health of mother, her child and her family, which is routinely practice. The study aims to assess knowledge of preconception care and associated factors in post natal women at public health institution in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia.
resultsIn this study 20% (95% CI 16.9, 23.1) of post natal women at public health institution had a good level of knowledge on preconception care. Women who have secondary and above education level, urban residence, and have at least one ANC contact had significantly higher odds of good level of knowledge on preconception care. The finding of this study showed that level of women's knowledge towards preconception care to be low compared to other studies. Having at least one ANC contact, urban residence and having secondary and above education are predictors of knowledge on preconception care. It shall be beneficial if the city health administration, regional and national health authorities work towards improving the knowledge of mothers towards preconception care as well as routine provision of preconception care in the health care system.
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