Table 4.
Level of knowledge.
| Authors, years/country | Purpose | Design | Population | Sample size | Level of knowledge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed et al. (55) | To study the knowledge, attitude, and practice of preconception care among women with rheumatic heart disease in reproductive age | Cross-sectional survey (facility) | Reproductive-age women aged 15–45 years | 100 | 11% |
| Sudan | |||||
| 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 | Poor knowledge—66.3% |
| Nigeria | |||||
| Good knowledge, 33.7% | |||||
| 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 | 71.1% |
| Nigeria | |||||
| Ayalew et al. (61) | To assess women's knowledge and associated factors in preconception care | Cross-sectional survey (community) | Women | 422 | 31.8% |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 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 | 42.5% = had poor knowledge |
| Ghana | 34% = moderate knowledge | ||||
| 23.5% = high knowledge on PCC. | |||||
| 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 | 12.0% |
| 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 | 17.3% = good knowledge |
| 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 | 42% |
| Kenya | |||||
| Ekem (39) | To assess the level of awareness and utilization of PCC services. | Cross-sectional survey | Pregnant women | 450 | 31.7% = had good knowledge |
| 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 | 26.8% = had a good knowledge |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 73.2% = had inadequate knowledge | |||||
| 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 | 55.2% |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| Gamshe and Demissie (56) | To identify perinatal factors affecting knowledge and utilization of preconception care among pregnant women | Cross-sectional survey | Pregnant women | 331 | 68.6% = have good knowledge |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 31.4% = had poor knowledge | |||||
| Kachiro et al. (41) | To assess the awareness and perception of preconception care among women | Cross-sectional survey | Women | 177 | 44.1% |
| Nigeria | |||||
| Kassa and Yohannes (59) | To assess the level of knowledge and associated factors toward preconception care among mothers who gave birth | Cross-sectional survey (Facility) | Pregnant women | 580 | 20% = had good knowledge |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 80% = poor knowledge | |||||
| Khonje et al.(52) | To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women on preconception care | Cross-sectional survey | Pregnant women | 767 | 84% = no idea about PCC |
| Malawi | |||||
| Demeke et al. (58) | To assess knowledge and attitude toward preconception care and associated factors among women of reproductive age with chronic disease | Cross-sectional survey | Reproductive-age women | 844 | 55.6% = had good knowledge |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 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 | 17.1% = had good knowledge of PCC |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| 82.9% = poor knowledge | |||||
| 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 | 70% had good knowledge of PCC |
| Tanzania | |||||
| Olowokere et al. (45) | To determine the level of awareness and knowledge of preconception care | Cross-sectional survey | Women | 375 | 65.3% = good knowledge |
| Nigeria | |||||
| 34.1% = poor knowledge | |||||
| 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 | 51.1%. |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| Teshome et al. (60) | to assess the level of knowledge of PCC and associated factors among pregnant women | Cross-sectional survey (community) | Pregnant women | 623 | 21.3% = had good knowledge of PCC. |
| Ethiopia | |||||
| Yohannes et al. (57) | To assess the levels and correlates of knowledge and attitude of preconception care among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals | Cross-sectional survey (facility) | Women | 370 | 53% = had good knowledge |
| Ethiopia |