Awareness of Married Female Adolescents Regarding Preconception Care - River Nile State – 2022

Abstract

Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a major health and socioeconomic problem faced worldwide, with distinctive medical and psychosocial complications for the mother, family and society. It demands specific attention to understand their problem and its causative factors . Adolescents’ awareness and health lifestyle before pregnancy can influence both the fertility and the health of the mother and child. Preconception care is a curial part because it increases the chance of the couple’s care of the mother’s health, and it is an integral part of antenatal care because it has impending care for women and reducing risk of both the mother and the newborn. It promotes a healthy lifestyle and improves readiness for pregnancy. Besides, it is important to minimize fetal malformation. Objective: The present study aims to assess the awareness of married female adolescents regarding preconception care. It attempts to highlight the gap of female adolescents and child health systems at policy and management heights, and helping promote healthy behaviors. Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional study which was carried out in River Nile state at Sidoon Town. It included (205) participants who were selected through simple random sampling technique. The data was collected using a standardized administered questionnaire and were analyzed by the Statistical Package of Social Sciences