Knowledge of Preconception Healthcare and Associated Factors: A Study among Mothers in Jinka Town, Southern Region, Ethiopia

Knowledge of Preconception Healthcare and Associated Factors: A Study among Mothers in Jinka Town, Southern Region, Ethiopia

Background. Preconception healthcare is promising to improve the reproductive health status of women and couples if they receive care three months to two years before conception. In the current context of Ethiopia, however, preconception healthcare is overlooked in the continuum of care. Therefore,...

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Published in:TheScientificWorld Vol. 2021; pp. 7529805 - 10
Main Authors: Tesema, Kassahun Fikadu, Cheneka, Tamirat, Alemu, Alemayehu, Feyissa, Mekonen, Birkaye, Birhanu, Mohammed, Hafiza, Kidu, Eleni, Wegaso, Getahun, Wasihun, Biresaw
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Hindawi 2021
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age groups
Analysis
Birth weight
Care and treatment
Childrens health
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Education
Educational Status
Ethiopia
Family planning
Female
Fetal Diseases - epidemiology
Fetal Diseases - prevention & control
Health aspects
Health care
Health care reform
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Households
Humans
Infants
Intervention
Knowledge
Low income groups
Marriage
Maternal & child health
Middle Aged
Mothers - psychology
Neonates
Occupations
Parity
Patient outcomes
Patients
Population
Population number
Preconception Care - statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Random sampling
Regression analysis
Reproductive health
Risk Factors
Sample size
Sampling Studies
Sampling techniques
Smoking
Social Behavior
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Urban Population
Vitamin B
Women
Women - psychology
Womens health
Young Adult
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Sudan
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Summary:Background. Preconception healthcare is promising to improve the reproductive health status of women and couples if they receive care three months to two years before conception. In the current context of Ethiopia, however, preconception healthcare is overlooked in the continuum of care. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge of preconception healthcare and associated factors: a study among mothers in Jinka town, southern region, Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 522 randomly selected women of childbearing age who are living in Jinka town from March to April 2018. The study considers all the kebeles in the town. Study subjects were determined using proportionate-to-population size allocation. Then, a systematic random sampling technique was applied. Data were collected using a semistructured and pretested questionnaire. Descriptive summary data and binary logistic regression analysis were carried out to identify factors with the 95% confidence level and a p value of less than 0.05. Results. A total of 513 study subjects participated in this study. The overall preconception healthcare knowledge score of women in Jinka town was 51.1%. In the multivariable analysis, housewives (AOR = 2.93; 95% CI: 1.38–6.19), an education level of at least college (AOR = 3.79; 95% CI: 1.75–8.23), no history of neonatal death (AOR = 4.13; 95% CI = 1.39–12.25), and the use of family planning methods (AOR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.49–3.79) increased the probability of preconception healthcare knowledge compared to the counterparts. Conclusion. In this study, women’s knowledge of preconception healthcare was found borderline. The identified factors were housewife, education level of at least college, no history of neonatal death, and using family planning methods. Therefore, emphasizing these factors for the enhancement of women’s knowledge of preconception healthcare is a necessary step.
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Academic Editor: Antonio M. Rabasco
ISSN:2356-6140
1537-744X
1537-744X
DOI:10.1155/2021/7529805