Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Preconception Care Among Women Attending Fertility Clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos (Published)
The study assessed knowledge, attitude and practice of preconception care among women attending fertility clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute metta. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative research design was used. The population of the study consists of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire which was divided into four sections (sections A-D). The instrument was subjected to face and content validity. Reliability was done using test re-test method. The data for this study were collected primarily by the researcher and two recruited research assistants. Data obtained were processed and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences version 27. Research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of mean standard deviation and percentages while hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation test at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that 38.4 percent had moderate knowledge of preconception care. Most of the respondents have moderate knowledge of preconception care. There was significant relationship between knowledge of and attitude towards preconception care among women attending fertility clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta (r = .319, p<0.05), also there was significant relationship between attitude towards and practice of preconception care among women attending fertility clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta (r = .486, p<0.05). Conclusively, it was concluded that knowledge of and attitude towards preconception care was related to practice of preconception care. It was therefore recommended that there is need to provide preconception care to all adolescents at every healthcare visit.
Keywords: Knowledge, fertility clinic, practice, preconception care