31May 2017

MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ON PRECONCEPTION HEALTH CARE TOPICS AT MOI TEACHING AND REFFERAL HOSPITAL IN ELDORET, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.

  • School Nursing Midwifery an Paramedical Sciences Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
  • School Public Health Biomedical Sciences & Technology Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
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Preconception care is a set of interventions that identify and modify biomedical, behavioral and social risks to a woman?s health and future pregnancies. Since its introduction through safe motherhood initiative, little is known about its existence in health care settings in Kenya yet adverse birth outcomes that may be prevented through preconception health are still prevalent. The study aimed at assessing women?s knowledge on various preconception health care topics . Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data from a sample of 384 women attending reproductive health services at the hospital. The data was then analyzed quantitatively using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) program to obtain descriptive statistics and results presented using tables, bar charts and pie charts The results revealed that very few women know about folic acid and its role in pre- pregnancy period . A significant number of the women are deficient in knowledge of the pre-pregnant risk factors that impact on maternal and fetal health. The study recommends that the importance and correct time of taking folic acid needs to be emphasized to all women of child bearing age .There is need for proper education on the specific pre-pregnancy risk factors that impact on maternal and fetal health.

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[Mable Khakasa Wanyonyi and Dinda Victor. (2017); MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ON PRECONCEPTION HEALTH CARE TOPICS AT MOI TEACHING AND REFFERAL HOSPITAL IN ELDORET, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 2176-2185] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Mable Khakasa Wanyonyi
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4366      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4366

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