Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022

Berhane Teklay Asfaha; Hunduma Dina; Yaregal Dessalew Tarik; Nigus Chekole Sharew

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Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022

Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Hunduma Dina, Yaregal Dessalew Tarik, Nigus Chekole Sharew

Published in American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 6 August 2022 Accepted: 25 September 2022 Published: 16 November 2022

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Background: Preconception care refers to activities that women and their couples should undertake before and between pregnancies to improve pregnancy outcomes, and preconception prevention is still low worldwide, including Ethiopia. Objective: To assess of pre-conception nursing knowledge, practices and related factors among health care providers in public health facilities of the Assosa Zone, Benishangul Gumuz Region 2022. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted. Pre-tested structured self-administered questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 421 study participants selected by simple random selection. Data were cleaned, coded and entered into Epi-Data software version 4.6 and then exported to version 25 of the Social Science Statistics Package (SPSS) for statistical analysis. Variables with a p-value < 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were candidates for multivariate logistic regression, and variables with a p-value < 0.05 in the multivariate analysis were considered statistically significant. The test for quality and multicolinearity was checked. Finally, the result was presented using tables, figures and texts. Result: Overall, around 66.1% and 42% of respondents respectively had good knowledge and practical experience of preconception care. The main determinants identified for knowledge of preconception care were level of education (medical doctorate) [AOR (95% CI = 3.23 (1.23-6.1)]), occupation [AOR (95% CI = 3 (1.8-7.65)], professional experience [AOR (95% CI = 2 (1.64-6.76)] and prior reading of the PCC guideline [AOR (95% CI = 3.2 (1.22-6.72))] And for practice, Education (medical PhD and BSc degree) [AOR (95% CI = 3.1 (1.67-5.89)] and [AOR (95% CI = 2.12 (1.09-4.89))], Knowledge of preconception care [AOR (95% CI = 3.3 (1.32-5.6)], Monthly salary [AOR (95% CI = 6.7 (2.8-15.9)] and work experience (3>=years) [AOR (95% CI = 2.4 (1.03-5.23)] were associated. Conclusion and recommendation: In this study, the majority of healthcare providers in the study area had good knowledge of PCC but poor PCC practice. It is recommended to create a PCC approach and rules and additionally create HCPs and guidelines to strengthen the integration of the health system.

Published in	American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11
Page(s)	84-93
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Knowledge, Practice, Pre-Conception, Health Care Provider, Assosa Zone

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Berhane Teklay Asfaha; Hunduma Dina; Yaregal Dessalew Tarik; Nigus Chekole Sharew. Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022. Am. J. Nurs. Health Sci. 2022, 3(4), 84-93. doi: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11

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Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Hunduma Dina, Yaregal Dessalew Tarik, Nigus Chekole Sharew. Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022. Am J Nurs Health Sci. 2022;3(4):84-93. doi: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11

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Berhane Teklay Asfaha

Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Assosa University, Assosa, Ethiopia
Hunduma Dina

Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Assosa University, Assosa, Ethiopia
Yaregal Dessalew Tarik

Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Assosa University, Assosa, Ethiopia
Nigus Chekole Sharew

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Adigrat, Ethiopia

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Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Hunduma Dina, Yaregal Dessalew Tarik, Nigus Chekole Sharew. Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022. Am J Nurs Health Sci. 2022;3(4):84-93. doi: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11

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  volume = {3},
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  abstract = {Background: Preconception care refers to activities that women and their couples should undertake before and between pregnancies to improve pregnancy outcomes, and preconception prevention is still low worldwide, including Ethiopia. Objective: To assess of pre-conception nursing knowledge, practices and related factors among health care providers in public health facilities of the Assosa Zone, Benishangul Gumuz Region 2022. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted. Pre-tested structured self-administered questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 421 study participants selected by simple random selection. Data were cleaned, coded and entered into Epi-Data software version 4.6 and then exported to version 25 of the Social Science Statistics Package (SPSS) for statistical analysis. Variables with a p-value Result: Overall, around 66.1% and 42% of respondents respectively had good knowledge and practical experience of preconception care. The main determinants identified for knowledge of preconception care were level of education (medical doctorate) [AOR (95% CI = 3.23 (1.23-6.1)]), occupation [AOR (95% CI = 3 (1.8-7.65)], professional experience [AOR (95% CI = 2 (1.64-6.76)] and prior reading of the PCC guideline [AOR (95% CI = 3.2 (1.22-6.72))] And for practice, Education (medical PhD and BSc degree) [AOR (95% CI = 3.1 (1.67-5.89)] and [AOR (95% CI = 2.12 (1.09-4.89))], Knowledge of preconception care [AOR (95% CI = 3.3 (1.32-5.6)], Monthly salary [AOR (95% CI = 6.7 (2.8-15.9)] and work experience (3>=years) [AOR (95% CI = 2.4 (1.03-5.23)] were associated. Conclusion and recommendation: In this study, the majority of healthcare providers in the study area had good knowledge of PCC but poor PCC practice. It is recommended to create a PCC approach and rules and additionally create HCPs and guidelines to strengthen the integration of the health system.},
 year = {2022}
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T1  - Knowledge and Practice of Preconception Care and Related Factors Among Health Care Providers in Public Health Facilities of Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022
AU  - Berhane Teklay Asfaha
AU  - Hunduma Dina
AU  - Yaregal Dessalew Tarik
AU  - Nigus Chekole Sharew
Y1  - 2022/11/16
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11
T2  - American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
JF  - American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
JO  - American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
SP  - 84
EP  - 93
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2994-7227
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220304.11
AB  - Background: Preconception care refers to activities that women and their couples should undertake before and between pregnancies to improve pregnancy outcomes, and preconception prevention is still low worldwide, including Ethiopia. Objective: To assess of pre-conception nursing knowledge, practices and related factors among health care providers in public health facilities of the Assosa Zone, Benishangul Gumuz Region 2022. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted. Pre-tested structured self-administered questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 421 study participants selected by simple random selection. Data were cleaned, coded and entered into Epi-Data software version 4.6 and then exported to version 25 of the Social Science Statistics Package (SPSS) for statistical analysis. Variables with a p-value Result: Overall, around 66.1% and 42% of respondents respectively had good knowledge and practical experience of preconception care. The main determinants identified for knowledge of preconception care were level of education (medical doctorate) [AOR (95% CI = 3.23 (1.23-6.1)]), occupation [AOR (95% CI = 3 (1.8-7.65)], professional experience [AOR (95% CI = 2 (1.64-6.76)] and prior reading of the PCC guideline [AOR (95% CI = 3.2 (1.22-6.72))] And for practice, Education (medical PhD and BSc degree) [AOR (95% CI = 3.1 (1.67-5.89)] and [AOR (95% CI = 2.12 (1.09-4.89))], Knowledge of preconception care [AOR (95% CI = 3.3 (1.32-5.6)], Monthly salary [AOR (95% CI = 6.7 (2.8-15.9)] and work experience (3>=years) [AOR (95% CI = 2.4 (1.03-5.23)] were associated. Conclusion and recommendation: In this study, the majority of healthcare providers in the study area had good knowledge of PCC but poor PCC practice. It is recommended to create a PCC approach and rules and additionally create HCPs and guidelines to strengthen the integration of the health system.
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IS  - 4
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