Table 3.

Level of awareness.

Authors, years/country	Purpose	Design	Population	Sample size	Level of awareness
Abrha et al. (48)	To determine the level of women's awareness and associated factors of preconception care service	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Mothers	564	39.0%
Ethiopia
Aiyejina (47)	To assess knowledge and use of folic acid among female students of reproductive age	Cross-sectional survey	Female students of Reproductive age	418	Low awareness—87%
Nigeria
Akinajo et al. (46)	To determine the level of awareness, knowledge, and practice of PCC and to identify factors influencing the uptake and utilization of this care among women	Cross-sectional survey	Pregnant women	50	76%
Nigeria
Boakye-Yiadom et al. (49)	To assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women attending ANC	Cross-sectional survey	Women aged 16–40 years	200	34.5%
Ghana
Al-Darzi et al. (43)	To measure the level of knowledge about the periconceptional use of folic acid among pregnant women	Cross-sectional survey (observational)	Pregnant women aged 18–45 years	660	62.4%
Egypt
Demisse et al. (50)	To assess the preconception care utilization and determine factors that influence the uptake	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Reproductive-age women	410	35.4%
Ethiopia
Edalia (37)	To determine the level of knowledge on preconception among women at the reproductive health clinic	Cross-sectional survey	Reproductive-age women aged 15–49 years	224	19%
Kenya
Ekem et al. (39)	To assess the level of awareness and utilisation of PCC services.	Cross-sectional survey	Pregnant women	450	42.2%=aware
Nigeria
Ezegwui et al. (40)	To determine the awareness and practice of preconception care	Cross-sectional survey	Pregnant women	1,331	43.1%
Nigeria
Fekene et al. (51)	To identify the level of women's knowledge, uptake, and associated factors of PCC	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Reproductive-age women	669	22.1%
Ethiopia
Fikadu et al. (44)	To assess knowledge of preconception health, its relation to planned pregnancy, parity, family planning use, and education among married women	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Married women	337	63.2%=aware
Ethiopia
Goshu et al. (35)	To assess women's awareness of preconception folic acid supplementation and associated factors	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Reproductive-age women	422	15.9% = had good awareness
Ethiopia
Kachiro et al. (41)	To assess the awareness and perception of preconception care among women	Cross-sectional survey	Women	177	59.9%
Nigeria
Khonje (52)	To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women on preconception care	Cross-sectional survey	Pregnant women	767	24.3%
Malawi
Lemma et al. (53)	To assess knowledge of PCC and the associated factors among reproductive-age women	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Reproductive-age women	414	35.5%
Ethiopia
Msigwa (36)	To assess the knowledge and practice of preconception care among women attending reproductive health clinics	Cross-sectional survey	Reproductive-age women aged 17–49 years	424	91%
Tanzania
Oketch et al. (54)	To identify the factors influencing preconception care services among women of reproductive age	Mixed methods	Reproductive-age women	241	30% = had no idea of the PCC
Kenya
Olowokere et al. (45)	To determine the level of awareness and knowledge of preconception care	Cross-sectional survey	Women	375	63.5%
Nigeria
Tesema et al. (42)	To assess knowledge of preconception healthcare and associated factors: a study among mothers	Cross-sectional survey (community)	Reproductive-age women	522	60.8%
Ethiopia
Umar et al. (38)	To assess awareness and perception of preconception care among women.	Cross-sectional survey	Women	131	20.61%= aware
Nigeria					79.38%= unaware