Table 2.

Percentage of health providers’ correct answers for statements about preconception care.

Statements	Intervention group		Control group
	Preintervention	Post-intervention	Preintervention	Post-intervention
1. Folic acid supplementation during the preconception period is recommended for neural tube prevention.	100.0	93.7	96.1	100.0
2. Women planning to become pregnant should start folic acid supplementation at least three weeks before conception.	26.3	31.2	3.9	22.9
3. A daily dose of 0.4 mg of folic acid before conception is recommended by the Ministry of Health.	50.0	93.7	74.5	77.1
4. For women at high risk of giving birth to a child with a neural tube defect, the recommended daily dose of folic acid is 0.10 mg before conception.	21.0	43.7	35.3	42.9
5. Women with a very low or very high BMI should be advised to reach their ideal BMI range before conception.	84.2	81.2	82.3	88.6
6. Carrying out preconception care contributes to the reduction of neonatal mortality.	94.7	100.0	94.1	97.1
7. Rubella infection in a pregnant woman can cause deafness in fetuses.	100.0	100.0	86.3	97.1
8. A woman under 30 years of age who is sexually active for six months does not become pregnant, even when not using contraceptives. This is condition of infertility.	89.5	81.2	92.2	77.1
9. Preconception care includes the reduction or cessation of tobacco before conception.	100.0	100.0	86.3	97.1
10. Depression in the period before conception can cause premature birth.	15.8	50.0	31.4	57.1
11. Half of the women planning to become pregnant use folic acid in the preconception period.	73.7	87.5	68.6	71.4
12. Preventing infection from the Zika virus is part of preconception care.	89.5	100.0	80.4	91.4
13. Encouraging long intervals between pregnancies is part of preconception care.	94.7	81.2	74.5	74.3