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Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Men’s involvement in pre-pregnancy care is important to ensure a positive pregnancy outcome. The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge of pre-pregnancy care among men and the factors associated with poor knowledge. METHODS: This work is a cross-sectional study co...

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Autores principales: Ishak, Siti Hartini, Yaacob, Lili Husniati, Ishak, Azlina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33958966
http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2021.28.2.11
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Yaacob, Lili Husniati
Ishak, Azlina
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description BACKGROUND: Men’s involvement in pre-pregnancy care is important to ensure a positive pregnancy outcome. The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge of pre-pregnancy care among men and the factors associated with poor knowledge. METHODS: This work is a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia involving 235 married men. A self-administered questionnaire was used and it consisted of four sections: socio-demographic data, reproductive characteristics of couples, clinical characteristics and knowledge of pre-pregnancy care. RESULTS: More than half of the men (51.9%) had poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care, mostly on high-risk pregnancy, consequences of poor birth spacing and effect of maternal anaemia on a baby. The mean (SD) knowledge was 11.86 (3.85). Poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care was significantly associated with age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.94, 0.99, P = 0.002) and education level (AOR = 2.61; 95% CI: 1.49, 4.57; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The men in our study had poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care. Further health promotion and education are needed to be focused on men to increase their knowledge and share the responsibilities in maternal health.
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spelling pubmed-80755912021-05-05 Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Ishak, Siti Hartini Yaacob, Lili Husniati Ishak, Azlina Malays J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Men’s involvement in pre-pregnancy care is important to ensure a positive pregnancy outcome. The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge of pre-pregnancy care among men and the factors associated with poor knowledge. METHODS: This work is a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia involving 235 married men. A self-administered questionnaire was used and it consisted of four sections: socio-demographic data, reproductive characteristics of couples, clinical characteristics and knowledge of pre-pregnancy care. RESULTS: More than half of the men (51.9%) had poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care, mostly on high-risk pregnancy, consequences of poor birth spacing and effect of maternal anaemia on a baby. The mean (SD) knowledge was 11.86 (3.85). Poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care was significantly associated with age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.94, 0.99, P = 0.002) and education level (AOR = 2.61; 95% CI: 1.49, 4.57; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The men in our study had poor knowledge of pre-pregnancy care. Further health promotion and education are needed to be focused on men to increase their knowledge and share the responsibilities in maternal health. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021-04 2021-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8075591/ /pubmed/33958966 http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2021.28.2.11 Text en © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ).
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Ishak, Siti Hartini
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Ishak, Azlina
Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
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title_fullStr Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short Knowledge of Pre-Pregnancy Care Among Men Attending the Outpatient Clinics of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_sort knowledge of pre-pregnancy care among men attending the outpatient clinics of hospital universiti sains malaysia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33958966
http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2021.28.2.11
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