Preconception care: what do reproductive-aged women know and think in a community? A community-based, cross-sectional study at Mizan Aman town, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess factors associated with knowledge and attitudes towards preconception care among reproductive-aged women in Mizan Aman town, southwest, Ethiopia.

Design and methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 November to 25 November 2021. The data were entered into Epidata V.3.1 and exported to SPSS V.26. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with outcome variables.

Setting and participants

The study was conducted in Mizan Aman town, Southwest, Ethiopia. A total of 422 reproductive-aged women were enrolled in the study.

Outcome

Knowledge and attitude towards preconception care, associated factors of preconception care.

Results

168 (39.8%) study subjects had good knowledge a

SUBMITTER: Guta NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961510 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature