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:: Volume 5, Issue 1 (spring 2014) ::
j.health 2014, 5(1): 75-82 Back to browse issues page
Knowledge of Women Participating in Premarital Counseling Courses on the Risk Factors Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Zanjanian (2010)
Azam Maleki * , Saeideh Mazloomzadeh
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
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Background & Objectives: Prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes is one of the important goals of public health. In this way, Knowledge of women, participating in premarital counseling courses, on the risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes was investigated.

Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, knowledge of 400 women attending in the premarital counseling courses was investigated using random systematic sampling method. Data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire containing demographic characteristics and questions on the knowledge status. Content validity and reliability of the questionnaire were approved through specialists' opinions and calculated Cronbach's alpha of 0.94, respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency tables and chi-square test.

Results: Mean knowledge of the subjects on risk factors was 5.85±3.39 and only 13.8% of individuals rated as good knowledge. The highest knowledge related to anemia and the lowest to smoking. Knowledge had significant relations with listening to lectures on folic acid, pre-pregnancy care, and education (p<0.01).

Conclusion: In this study knowledge of majority of women were low. Therefore, planning to increase knowledge of women on details of the risks in the premarital counseling classes is necessary, especially for illiterate participants.

Keywords: Premarital Counseling, Knowledge, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Risk Factor
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2014/01/21 | Accepted: 2014/01/21 | Published: 2014/01/21
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Maleki A, Mazloomzadeh S. Knowledge of Women Participating in Premarital Counseling Courses on the Risk Factors Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Zanjanian (2010). j.health 2014; 5 (1) :75-82
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