Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa

Background: Prepregnancy health care is vital to alleviate and prevent maternal and neonatal disability and death. Objective: The purpose of the study was to measure the levels of knowledge and attitude on preconception care and their determinants among women who delivered at government hospitals in...

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Autores principales:	Zemenu Yohannes Kassa, Zelalem Tenaw, Ayalew Astatkie, Melese Siyoum, Gezahegn Bekele, Kefyalew Taye, Shewangizaw Mekonnen, Zerai Kassaye
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:899e599e7c2541419f71b92912670d022021-12-02T03:32:04ZMobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa2214-999610.5334/aogh.2566https://doaj.org/article/899e599e7c2541419f71b92912670d022019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2566https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Prepregnancy health care is vital to alleviate and prevent maternal and neonatal disability and death. Objective: The purpose of the study was to measure the levels of knowledge and attitude on preconception care and their determinants among women who delivered at government hospitals in a rural setting in southern Ethiopia. Method: A facility-based cross sectional study was done from January 01 to February 30, 2017 on a sample of 370 women who delivered at government hospitals in Wolayita zone. The mothers were selected using systematic random sampling technique. The data were collected using structured and pretested interviewer administered questionnaires at the postnatal ward of each hospital. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariable techniques. Results: The result showed that 53% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 47.8%, 58.1%) of mothers who delivered at public hospitals had adequate level of knowledge on preconception care, whereas 54.3% (95% CI: 49.2%, 59.5%) possessed positive attitude to preconception care. Mothers who have radio, planned pregnancy and have participated in community meetings related to preconception care had a meaningfully higher odds of good level of knowledge to preconception care. Ordinal regression showed that women who own mobile phone had at least three times significantly higher odds of positive attitude to preconception care, whereas women who have participated community meetings had lower odds of positive attitude on preconception care. Conclusion: The results revealed that the levels of mothers’ knowledge and positive attitude on preconception care are low relative to other studies. Using transistor radio and mobile phone have significant effect in improving the knowledge and attitude of reproductive age women on preconception care. Hence, providing community health education based on radio and/or mobile phone messaging could be useful in positively influencing the knowledge and attitude of women on preconception care.Zemenu Yohannes KassaZelalem TenawAyalew AstatkieMelese SiyoumGezahegn BekeleKefyalew TayeShewangizaw MekonnenZerai KassayeUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Zemenu Yohannes Kassa Zelalem Tenaw Ayalew Astatkie Melese Siyoum Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Shewangizaw Mekonnen Zerai Kassaye Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
description	Background: Prepregnancy health care is vital to alleviate and prevent maternal and neonatal disability and death. Objective: The purpose of the study was to measure the levels of knowledge and attitude on preconception care and their determinants among women who delivered at government hospitals in a rural setting in southern Ethiopia. Method: A facility-based cross sectional study was done from January 01 to February 30, 2017 on a sample of 370 women who delivered at government hospitals in Wolayita zone. The mothers were selected using systematic random sampling technique. The data were collected using structured and pretested interviewer administered questionnaires at the postnatal ward of each hospital. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariable techniques. Results: The result showed that 53% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 47.8%, 58.1%) of mothers who delivered at public hospitals had adequate level of knowledge on preconception care, whereas 54.3% (95% CI: 49.2%, 59.5%) possessed positive attitude to preconception care. Mothers who have radio, planned pregnancy and have participated in community meetings related to preconception care had a meaningfully higher odds of good level of knowledge to preconception care. Ordinal regression showed that women who own mobile phone had at least three times significantly higher odds of positive attitude to preconception care, whereas women who have participated community meetings had lower odds of positive attitude on preconception care. Conclusion: The results revealed that the levels of mothers’ knowledge and positive attitude on preconception care are low relative to other studies. Using transistor radio and mobile phone have significant effect in improving the knowledge and attitude of reproductive age women on preconception care. Hence, providing community health education based on radio and/or mobile phone messaging could be useful in positively influencing the knowledge and attitude of women on preconception care.
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author	Zemenu Yohannes Kassa Zelalem Tenaw Ayalew Astatkie Melese Siyoum Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Shewangizaw Mekonnen Zerai Kassaye
author_facet	Zemenu Yohannes Kassa Zelalem Tenaw Ayalew Astatkie Melese Siyoum Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Shewangizaw Mekonnen Zerai Kassaye
author_sort	Zemenu Yohannes Kassa
title	Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
title_short	Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
title_full	Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
title_fullStr	Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa
title_sort	mobile phone based strategies for preconception education in rural africa
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/899e599e7c2541419f71b92912670d02
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Mobile Phone Based Strategies for Preconception Education in Rural Africa

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