ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2019
Primary health care nursing students' knowledge of and attitude towards the provision of preconception care in KwaZulu-Natal.
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- Health professionals' beliefs and attitudes towards preconception care: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of knowledge of preconception care among healthcare providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards Primary Health Care.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- 'The silent struggles': a qualitative exploration of factors influencing non-implementation of preconception care in Agogo Presbyterian Hospital.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- "We Are Having a Huge Problem with Compliance": Exploring Preconception Care Utilization in South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Current state of preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
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- Knowledge of preconception care and associated factors among maternal health care providers working in urban public health institutions of Eastern Ethiopia.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundSub-Saharan African countries have been the worst affected by the high incidence of maternal and child mortality rates and HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) pandemic. Preventive care is the area that requires serious attention as a lot of maternal and child morbidity and mortality can be averted through rendering comprehensive care to women of child-bearing age. Preconception care (PCC) is recognised as an important factor in improving pregnancy outcome; yet, most primary health care (PHC) nurses lack the necessary resources to render PCC.
aimTo describe the PHC nursing student's knowledge of and attitude towards the provision of PCC.
settingHigher Education Institution that offers PHC programme at six different sites to nurses working in the PHC clinics in the province.
methodsA quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive study design was used. The total population from three sites selected, based on their geographical location were all invited to participate in the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data which was subsequently analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.
resultsThe response rate was approximately 85% (n = 138). The respondents have practised in the PHC clinic for more than 1 year. Study centre, age and area of employment were found to be predictors of knowledge, but no direct association was found between the demographic factor and attitude. Furthermore, a significant difference was found between knowledge and age, and between the area of employment and attitude.
conclusionPHC nursing students were knowledgeable and had a favourable attitude towards PCC, but the absence of PCC resources in many practices has hindered them to a greater extent. It is recommended that for proper implementation of PCC to occur, health care workers should be provided with the necessary resources.
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