Change in Women's Knowledge of General and Personal Preconception Health Risks following Targeted Brief Counseling in Publicly Funded Primary Care Settings

Dunlop, Anne L.; Logue, Kristi M.; Thorne, Castalia; Badal, Hannah

doi:10.4278/ajhp.120116-quan-39

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“…The use of folic acid in the recommended period also increases among women who receive pre-pregnancy care (4). A previous study also showed that women who receive an intervention for preconception care have more knowledge of preconception care and that even brief counselling can improve their knowledge of general and personal preconception health risks (5). Murphy et al showed that the practice of preconception care before pregnancy was associated with improved pregnancy preparation and a reduced risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Preconception Care among Women Attending Appointments at a Rural Clinic in Kelantan

Kasim

Draman

Kadir

et al. 2016

EIMJ

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Introduction:Pregnancy is common among women in the reproductive age and is associated with several risks. Preconception care has thus been introduced to promote health before conception and to improve pregnancy-related outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding preconception care among women attending antenatal care appointments. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from April to December 2012 at Klinik Kesihatan Bachok. A self-administered questionnaire was administered to 135 respondents from 18 to 45 years of age. The questionnaire consisted of four domains, assessing socio-demographic data and knowledge, attitudes and practice of preconception care. Results: The mean (SD) knowledge, attitude and practice scores were 11.37 (3.94), 15.39 (2.12) and 10.13 (2.30), respectively. In total, 98.5% of the respondents had good attitudes, 45.2% had good practices, and 51.9% had good knowledge of preconception care. Conclusion: Women in Bachok have fair knowledge of and good attitude towards preconception care. However, they have poor preconception care practices.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Preconception Care among Women Attending Appointments at a Rural Clinic in Kelantan

Kasim

Draman

Kadir

et al. 2016

EIMJ

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“…Preconception health strategies include aspects related to awareness, knowledge, skills, motivation, opportunity, access, supportive environments, policy development, and ultimately, behavioral change [5], [25]. The provision of routine health promotion before conception may encourage changes to improve health and may be an opportunity to identify risk factors, such as infection, that can be treated before pregnancy begins [6].…”

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Free Preconceptual Screening Examination Service in Rural Areas of Hubei Province, China in 2012

Zhao

Lĭ

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveThis work aims to collect and summarize the outcomes on free preconceptual screening examination in rural areas of Hubei Province in 2012. Moreover, this review promotes further understanding of the status of this activity to provide the Family Planning Commission valid scientific data upon which to construct effective policies.MethodsCouples, who complied with the family planning policy and were the residents in agricultural areas or lived in a local rural area for more than six months, were encouraged to participate in the free preconceptual screening examination service provided by the Hubei Provincial Population and Family Planning Commission. This service included 19 screening tests. All the data, including forms, manuals, and test results, were collected from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 in rural areas in Hubei Province.ResultsA total of 497,860 individuals participated in the free preconceptual screening examination service, with a coverage rate of 97.1%. 4.0% and 4.8% of the participants exhibited with abnormal blood levels of ALT and creatinine, respectively; 0.36% of the participants tested positive for syphilis; 0.44% and 3.6% of the female participants tested positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, respectively; and 0.84% and 1.8% of the female participants tested positive for cytomegalovirus (IgM) and Toxoplasma gondii (IgM), respectively. After risk assessment, 59,935 participants might have high-risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. In 2012, the prevalence of birth defects among the parturient who participated in the preconceptual screening examination service was 0.04%, while the prevalence was 0.08% among those who did not participate in the service.ConclusionPreconceptual screening examination service may help to address the risk factors that can lead to adverse pregnancy outcome. More studies on the relationship between preconceptual screening examination service and prevalence of birth defect or other adverse pregnancy outcomes should be conducted.

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“…13,14 On the patient side, women infrequently seek out preconception care in part because they are often unaware of the effect of their own pre-pregnancy health on reproductive outcomes or of the potential impact of pregnancy on their own health. 15 An important opportunity thus exists to build awareness among both providers and women (who conceive spontaneously or with ART) of the benefits of addressing modifiable risk factors such as obesity and smoking before pregnancy. This can lead to reduction in the proximal risks of poor pregnancy outcomes as well as the long-term maternal health risks related to CVD.…”

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“…Few clinicians routinely provide preconception risk screening and counseling, likely due to a combination of barriers such as inadequate knowledge and training as well as time constraints in busy clinical practices . On the patient side, women infrequently seek out preconception care in part because they are often unaware of the effect of their own pre‐pregnancy health on reproductive outcomes or of the potential impact of pregnancy on their own health . An important opportunity thus exists to build awareness among both providers and women (who conceive spontaneously or with ART) of the benefits of addressing modifiable risk factors such as obesity and smoking before pregnancy.…”

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Should a history of assisted reproductive technology be another consideration when assessing cardiovascular risk?

Goldstein

Callegari

2016

J of Clinical Hypertension

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Change in Women's Knowledge of General and Personal Preconception Health Risks following Targeted Brief Counseling in Publicly Funded Primary Care Settings

Abstract: Women's knowledge of general and personal preconception health risks improved following screening and brief counseling in publicly funded primary care clinics.

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Preconception Care among Women Attending Appointments at a Rural Clinic in Kelantan

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Preconception Care among Women Attending Appointments at a Rural Clinic in Kelantan

Free Preconceptual Screening Examination Service in Rural Areas of Hubei Province, China in 2012

Should a history of assisted reproductive technology be another consideration when assessing cardiovascular risk?

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