Preconception healthcare: what do men know and believe?

Frey, Keith A.; Engle, Richard L.; Noble, Brie N.

doi:10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.001

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“…The lack of interest and practice of preconception care for men was consistent in our study and in line with other research (34); the majority of the GPs did not view men’s preconception health as a priority. Studies show that men have a lower knowledge of preconception care and are less likely to see their GP for preconception interventions (35).…”

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General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

Ojukwu

Patel

Stephenson

et al. 2016

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

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BackgroundPreconception health and care aims to reduce parental risk factors before pregnancy through health promotion and intervention. Little is known about the preconception interventions that general practitioners (GPs) provide. The aim of this study was to examine GPs’ knowledge, attitudes, and views towards preconception health and care in the general practice setting.MethodsAs part of a large mixed-methods study to explore preconception care in England, we surveyed 1,173 women attending maternity units and GP services in London and interviewed women and health professionals. Seven GPs were interviewed, and the framework analysis method was used to analyse the data.FindingsSeven themes emerged from the data: Knowledge of preconception guidelines; Content of preconception advice; Who should deliver preconception care?; Targeting provision of preconception care; Preconception health for men; Barriers to providing preconception care; and Ways of improving preconception care. A lack of knowledge and demand for preconception care was found, and although reaching women before they are pregnant was seen as important it was not a responsibility that could be adequately met by GPs. Specialist preconception services were not provided within GP surgeries, and care was mainly targeted at women with medical conditions. GPs described diverse patient groups with very different health needs.ConclusionImplementation of preconception policy and guidelines is required to engage women and men and to develop proactive delivery of care with the potential to improve pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. The role of education and of nurses in improving preconception health was acknowledged but remains under-developed.

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General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

Ojukwu

Patel

Stephenson

et al. 2016

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

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“…Consequently, men are less aware of PCC, less likely to discuss childbearing with their doctor, and less likely to discuss PCC with their partner (40). For example, Frey et al reported that, of the 39% men in their study who were interested in receiving PCC, only 8% recalled discussing PCC with their doctor (47). In another study, men and women completed a survey that assessed their reproductive plans during their primary care visit.…”

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“…When men participate in PCC, they develop reproductive life plans to determine when they want to become fathers, which enables them to be financially, emotionally, and physically equipped for fatherhood (47,50 (52), only the 4P's Plus and the Substance Use Risk Profile-Pregnancy Scale are screening tools developed specifically for use with pregnant women. This means that the other 6 tools can be used for screening during times of non-pregnancy ,including the PCC period.…”

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Substance Use and Preconception Care: A Review of the Literature

Ricks¹,

Comer²,

Liu³

et al. 2017

IJWHR

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“…Preconception is a sort of health promotion and for health promotion self-care is indispensable [7]. Many studies on PCC are interviews of women coming to hospitals, which also reported similar low levels of knowledge [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Sporadic efforts are made to provide information about preconception care.…”

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Knowledge and behaviour about preconception care among women desiring conception, from tribal and non-tribal areas; a qualitative study using focused group discussions

Doke¹,

Gothankar²,

Patil³

et al. 2020

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Background India has the highest number of under-five deaths in any country in the world. World Health Organization and Government of India recommended roll out of preconception care (PCC) for reduction of maternal and child mortality. However, very few countries including India have implemented a comprehensive package of PCC services. PCC has been rolled out among all women, who desire to be pregnant in one year through the government health system in two blocks of Nashik district of Maharashtra State, India. In order to assess the impact of PCC in these two blocks, baseline and post intervention studies (both quantitative and qualitative) on women’s knowledge and behaviour on PCC, their health status and pregnancy outcomes are planned in these two intervention blocks as well as in two control blocks. To assess women’s knowledge and behaviour on PCC before implementation of the project, focus group discussions (FGDs) were carried out as part of this impact assessment project.Methods From each of the four blocks, two villages having sub centre were selected for conducting FGD. A house to house survey was conducted by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) to enlist women who desire a baby in one year. From the list, eight to twelve women were invited to sub centre for FGDs, which were conducted in June 2018.Results A total of 76 women having mean age 23.97 years participated in the FGDs. Most of them (46.05%) had completed 10 years of education. About 50% of pregnancies are planned. The decision about first pregnancy is influenced by the mother-in-law. Women knew that they should not conceive before 20 years of age and their inadequate weight may have adverse impact on the health of new-born. Women had some knowledge about adverse effects of tobacco and alcohol use, very few consumed these. Most of them did not practice behaviours or accessed services related to PCC.

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Preconception healthcare: what do men know and believe?

Cited by 29 publications

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General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

Substance Use and Preconception Care: A Review of the Literature

Knowledge and behaviour about preconception care among women desiring conception, from tribal and non-tribal areas; a qualitative study using focused group discussions

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General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation

Substance Use and Preconception Care: A Review of the Literature

­Knowledge and behaviour about preconception care among women desiring conception, from tribal and non-tribal areas; a qualitative study using focused group discussions

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