PRECONCEPTIONAL CARE RECEIVING RATES OF TURKISH PREGNANT WOMEN, INFLUENCING FACTORS AND THE QUALITY OF THE CARE RECEIVED

Aslı SİS ÇELİK¹ , Yeşim AKSOY²

The aim of the study was to estimate the rates of preconception care in Turkish pregnant women, the affecting factors and the quality of care. The cross-sectional study was carried out in the clinics of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of a State Hospital in the east of Turkey. Between the February 2017 and July 2017, 1050 pregnant women became the samples of the study. The received preconception care rate was 17.3%.When the quality of the received preconception care; From the components of the preconception care, it was identified that the order of the most frequently asked topics are; The ages of the mother and father (68.1%), past pregnancy status (91.8%) and delivery status (84.1%), the presence of a systemic disease such as DM or HT (%74.2), the presence of a drug that must be used consistently (63.7%), the presence of a contagious disease (47.8%) and tetanus vaccination (33.5%), consanguinity with husband (72%), the status of smoking and alcohol consumption (64.3%). It was determined that the folic acid tablets (85.2%) were prescribed the most in the antenatal health supplement component. The rate of preconception care in pregnant women was very low and it can be said that the quality of received care was moderately good.

Keywords
Preconception Care, Quality of Preconception Care, Factors Affecting Preconception Care, Turkish Pregnant Women, Promotion of Prepregnancy Health ,