Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Plain Language summary World health organization defines preconception care as the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social interventions to women and couples before the occurrence of conception. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is poor preconception care practices which has resulted into high inf...

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Autores principales:	Mtondera Munthali, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Chrispin Mandiwa, Saul Mwale
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Preconception Women of reproductive age Health workers Knowledge Perception Maternal health Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:47fef51df6b849f89d56d8d4a9ff0d112021-11-21T12:31:39ZKnowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study10.1186/s12978-021-01282-w1742-4755https://doaj.org/article/47fef51df6b849f89d56d8d4a9ff0d112021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01282-whttps://doaj.org/toc/1742-4755Plain Language summary World health organization defines preconception care as the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social interventions to women and couples before the occurrence of conception. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is poor preconception care practices which has resulted into high infant and maternal mortalities. This study examined the knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in order to provide evidence based outcomes for tailored interventions and policy direction. A semi-structured questionnaire and structured interviews were used to assess the knowledge level and perceptions of preconception care among women of reproductive age and health workers respectively. Of the 253 women, 57.7% showed good level of knowledge of preconception care while 42.3% had poor knowledge. Most (72%) women with good knowledge level lacked awareness that they can talk to a health worker before getting pregnant. Most (74.7%) women showed a positive perception towards preconception care which was strongly linked to having good knowledge based on the academic level attained. Those with secondary and tertiary backgrounds were more likely to have good knowledge than those with primary school level education. The majority (95%) of health workers were unable to explain well about preconception care but they admitted their role in preconception care.Mtondera MunthaliIsabel Kazanga ChiumiaChrispin MandiwaSaul MwaleBMCarticlePreconceptionWomen of reproductive ageHealth workersKnowledgePerceptionMaternal healthGynecology and obstetricsRG1-991ENReproductive Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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topic	Preconception Women of reproductive age Health workers Knowledge Perception Maternal health Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
spellingShingle	Preconception Women of reproductive age Health workers Knowledge Perception Maternal health Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 Mtondera Munthali Isabel Kazanga Chiumia Chrispin Mandiwa Saul Mwale Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
description	Plain Language summary World health organization defines preconception care as the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social interventions to women and couples before the occurrence of conception. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is poor preconception care practices which has resulted into high infant and maternal mortalities. This study examined the knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in order to provide evidence based outcomes for tailored interventions and policy direction. A semi-structured questionnaire and structured interviews were used to assess the knowledge level and perceptions of preconception care among women of reproductive age and health workers respectively. Of the 253 women, 57.7% showed good level of knowledge of preconception care while 42.3% had poor knowledge. Most (72%) women with good knowledge level lacked awareness that they can talk to a health worker before getting pregnant. Most (74.7%) women showed a positive perception towards preconception care which was strongly linked to having good knowledge based on the academic level attained. Those with secondary and tertiary backgrounds were more likely to have good knowledge than those with primary school level education. The majority (95%) of health workers were unable to explain well about preconception care but they admitted their role in preconception care.
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author	Mtondera Munthali Isabel Kazanga Chiumia Chrispin Mandiwa Saul Mwale
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title	Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
title_short	Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
title_full	Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
title_sort	knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in mzuzu city, malawi: a cross-sectional study
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/47fef51df6b849f89d56d8d4a9ff0d11
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Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

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