| Autor: |
Angela Owusuah Amoabeng, Sandra Esi Effrim, Joel Afram Saah, Richard Opoku Asare, Wisdom Peprah, Akwasi Boakye-Yiadom, Beatrice Ennin, Obed Kwaku Duah Asumadu, Rosina Darcha |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
European Journal of Health Sciences. 5:1-15 |
| ISSN: |
2520-4645 |
| DOI: |
10.47672/ejhs.568 |
| Popis: |
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess preconception knowledge and practices and its effect on birth outcomes among puerperal women in the Tamale Teaching Hospital.Methodology: The study employed analytic cross-sectional study design with a quantitative approach. A semi-structured questionnaire was used where questions on knowledge of preconception were adopted from Southampton Women’s Survey, 2006. Puerperal women in the postnatal unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, who were yet to be discharged, including referred cases, were selected as target population for this study. The exclusion criteria were women who have never delivered and menopausal women. The sample size was 363 puerperal women. Purposive sampling method was used to attain the required sample. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. In the analyses, a p-value |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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