PRECONCEPTIONAL CARE RECEIVING RATES OF TURKISH PREGNANT WOMEN, INFLUENCING FACTORS AND THE QUALITY OF THE CARE RECEIVED

Year 2018, Volume: 13 Issue: 4, 129 - 144, 07.10.2018

Aslı Sis Çelik , Yeşim Aksoy Derya

Abstract

      The aim of the study was
to estimate the rates of preconception care in Turkish
pregnant women, the affecting factors and the quality of care. The
cross-sectional study was carried out in the clinics of Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology of a State Hospital in the east of Turkey. Between
the February 2017 and July 2017, 1050 pregnant women became the samples of the
study. The received preconception care rate was 17.3%.When the quality of the received preconception care; From
the components of the preconception care, it was identified that the order of
the most frequently asked topics are; The ages of the mother and father
(68.1%), past pregnancy status (91.8%) and delivery status (84.1%), the
presence of a systemic disease such as DM or HT (%74.2), the presence of a drug
that must be used consistently (63.7%), the presence of a contagious disease
(47.8%) and tetanus vaccination (33.5%), consanguinity with husband (72%), the
status of smoking and alcohol consumption (64.3%). It was determined that the
folic acid tablets (85.2%) were prescribed the most in the antenatal health
supplement component. The rate of preconception care in pregnant women was very
low and it can be said that the quality of received care was moderately good.

Keywords

Preconception Care, Quality of Preconception Care, Factors Affecting Preconception Care, Promotion of Prepregnancy Health, Turkish Pregnant Women, Promotion of Prepregnancy Health

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