Knowledge of preconception care among healthcare providers working in public health institutions in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preconception care (PCC) is an evidence-based health promotion intervention to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. Nevertheless, it is one of the missing elements within the continuum of maternal and child healthcare. Despite the WHO's recommendation, most of the developing countries have not yet started implementing preconception care.

Objective

To determine the knowledge level of healthcare providers about PCCand to identify predictors of effective knowledge of preconception care.

Method

This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 634 healthcare providers (HCP) working in public health institutions of Hawassa. A pilot-tested and validated self-administered survey tool was used to collect data from individual healthcare providers who were selected rand

SUBMITTER: Kassa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6166966 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature