Pregnant women's knowledge about preconception counselling and status of receiving preconception counselling/care in Turkey

Authors : Mükerrem Başli, Hilmiye Aksu

Pages : 270-279

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Publication Date : 2024-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study has been done to understand pregnant women\'s knowledge about preconception counselling and their status of receiving counselling/care in Turkey. This descriptive and cross-sectional study has been conducted with 361 pregnant women. Data has been collected by a questionnaire prepared by the researchers. This study has found that 48.2% of the participants do not know what preconception care is, and 65% do not know the pre-pregnancy tests-analyses-examinations. Of pregnant women, 82.5% has thought that preconception care is necessary for both sexes, 67.6% has thought it is necessary for all reproductive-aged individuals. Our study has shown that most of the participants were not provided with preconception counselling/care. Employment status, education status, and longest-lived city/region are related with women\'s knowledge (P< .05). According to this study, women have insufficient information about the topic and the rate of women receiving preconception care is low. Nurses are one of the most important healthcare professionals to provide preconception care properly. That is why they should be more active and motivated to deliver preconception care. For this, they should keep their knowledge up-to-date, conduct researches about PCC, and participate in certificate programs and in-service trainings.
Keywords : hemşire, Bilgi, prekonsepsiyonel bakım, prekonsepsiyonel danışmanlık, gebe