Table 6.
Protective factors influence the awareness and knowledge of preconception care among women in Africa.
| Theme | Specific protective factor | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic factors | Being a young adult | (38, 43, 45, 46, 49, 55) |
| Being a teenager and young adult | (60) | |
| Having no education | (48, 57) | |
| Having a tertiary education | (46) | |
| Secondary education | (43) | |
| Being in primary and secondary education | (36) | |
| Having a formal education | (38) | |
| Being a Yoruba or Hausa | (41, 46) | |
| Being married | (36, 39, 46, 49) | |
| Living in urban area | (60) | |
| Reproductive health factors | Parity | (38, 39, 46, 48, 55, 58) |
| Gravidity 1 and 2–4 | (48) | |
| Stillbirths ≤ 0 | (41) | |
| Preterm births ≤ 0 | (41) | |
| Abortions ≤ 0 | (41) | |
| Had pregnancy planned | (57) | |
| Socioeconomic factors | Being a civil/government servant, | (46, 51) |
| Being a housewife, student, government employee, and private business | (42, 51, 53) | |
| Not employed | (36, 43) | |
| Monthly income between 1,001–5,000 birr | (53, 59) | |
| Health services and access factors | Sufficient ANC visits in the current pregnancy | (43) |
| Using a long-acting family planning prior to the recent pregnancy | (60) | |
| Received health education | (36) | |
| Receiving PCC counseling | (58) | |
| Being informed about PCC in perinatal periods | (56) | |
| Medical and surgical history | Not having any chronic diseases | (48) |
| Had corrective surgery | (55) | |
| No history of neonatal death | (42) | |
| Social support system | Having joint plan discussion with partner | (48) |
| Having husband support | (48) | |
| Health information sources | Midwives, doctors' and media as sources | (36) |
| Community meetings related to PCC | (57) | |
| Had a radio/TV | (57, 60) | |
| Having healthcare provider friends | (57) | |
| Having healthcare provider relatives | (57) |