%0 Journal Article
%T Provision of Preconception Care by Midwives, Nurses and Doctors at Ndola Teaching Hospital in Ndola District, Zambia
%A Gloria Sakanyi
%A Febian Chapima
%A Concepta Namukolo Kwaleyela
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 393-421
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2024.143036
%X <strong>Background</strong><strong>:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The goal of preconception care is to improve the outcome of a mother</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">กฏ</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s pregnancy and childbirth. Nevertheless, in most
developing nations; Zambia included, there are still issues with implementation
of preconception care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the
provision of preconception care by midwives, nurses and doctors at Ndola
Teaching Hospital in Zambia. </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">A concurrent embedded</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">mixed methodology utilising a descriptive
explorative study design,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">where 107 respondents were randomly </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">selected</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">using
the lottery technique for quantitative part and two focused group discussions
for qualitative part of the study</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">was used</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. A self-administered </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">questionnaire was
%K Preconception Care
%K Provision
%K Knowledge
%K Practice
%K Attitude
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131794