Preconception care: perception and practice among women attending antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owerri, Imo state
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
This studyassessed the of preconception care: perception and practice among mothers attending antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Centre Owerri Imo State. Three research questions guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all the mothers who attends antenatal clinic at FMC. The study design was descriptive using a simple random sampling in selecting 146 respondents. A questionnaire was used for data collection with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.89. 135 questionnaires was retrieved, data collected were analysed using mean and percentage to answer the research questions. The results revealed that majority 57% of the respondents possessed knowledge of preconception care. On the perception of preconception care it revealed that the mothers had low perception towards preconception care also on the practice of preconception care, on average, 41.6% (less than half) of the respondents practice preconception care. Recommendation was made that there should be forum to educate women on the practice of preconception care because preconception care is aimed at improving health status, reducing behavior, individual and environmental factors that contribute to poor maternal and child health outcomes, in both the short and long term.
Authors and Affiliations
Ibebuike, J. E. , Nwokike, G. I. , OgokeO. J. and Nzeruo, V. O.
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