2nd Edition of Public Health World Conference (PHWC) 2026
Speakers - PHWC2026
Abere Yekoye Dessalegn
Abere Yekoye Dessalegn
- Designation: Mekelle University College of health Sciences
- Country: Ethiopia
- Title: Knowledge of Preconception Care Among Primary Health Care Providers
Abstract
Background: Preconception care is a set of interventions that aim to identify and modify biomedical, behavioral, and social risks to a woman’s health or pregnancy outcomes. While preconception care is advocated as an integral component of reproductive health services, the degree to which providers at lower levels of the health-care system understand and implement such care is not well established.
Objectives: To assess the determinants of PCC knowledge among healthcare professionals working in Addis Ababa.
An institution-based cross-sectional study was performed among 366 health professionals working in 29 health centers. Data were collected by Five data collectors via a previously validated self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data, and regression analysis was subsequently performed.
Results: The response rate for the study was 95.6%. The proportion of participants with good knowledge of preconception care was 63.4% (95% CI: 58.35–68.44). The factors significantly associated with good preconception care knowledge included higher education level (AOR: 2.40, 95% CI: 1.06–5.43), having ever read preconception care guidelines (AOR: 3.07, 95% CI: 1.66–5.34), having observed others providing preconception care (AOR: 4.18, 95% CI: 2.22–7.57), and having more than five years of work experience (AOR: 2.28, 95% CI: 1.32–3.93).
Conclusion and recommendation: Nearly two-thirds of health care professionals had good knowledge of preconception care. The key determinants of this knowledge included higher educational attainment, exposure to preconception care guidelines, observing that others provide preconception care, and having more than five years of work experience. These findings highlight the importance of targeted training, accessible guidelines, and professional development opportunities to further improve preconception care knowledge among health care providers.
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