Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: April | Volume: 12 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 85-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220410
Attitude and Knowledge towards Preconception Health among Reproductive-Age Women in Pune City
Nikita Chandan Muthiyan1, Rima Musale2
1Intern Department of Physiotherapy, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth Pune- ’37
2Associate Professors, Department of Physiotherapy, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. Pune- ‘37
Corresponding Author: Nikita Chandan Muthiyan
ABSTRACT
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards preconception health among reproductive age group women in Pune city.
Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude towards preconception health among reproductive-age women in Pune city by using a self-made questionnaire.
Methodology: The cross-sectional study was designed to do this study, a self-made questionnaire was made and circulated in the form of Google forms. A self-made questionnaire was created, with three sections: section a demographic data, section B questions about preconception health knowledge, and section C questions about preconception health attitude.
Permission was taken from the concerned ethical committee and Google forms were distributed through social media to females of reproductive age, and data was collected and analysed. Interpretations and conclusion was recorded.
Results: Findings of this study showed that the mean score for knowledge is 76.34% and attitude is 84.7%.
Conclusion: The study showed a positive attitude and knowledge of preconception health with the women in the research data set.
Key words: Preconception health, Knowledge, Attitude, Reproductive age women.