Table 4.
Preconception health knowledge and opinions (Percentage awarea of risk factor potentially affecting a pregnancy)
| Consumption of certain fish | 54.2% |
| Exposure to cat liter | 64.9% |
| Folic acid use | 79.6% |
| Impact of family and/or genetic history | 84.1% |
| Infectious diseases (need to screen for) | 89.3% |
| Immunizations (up to date) | 91.2% |
| Alcohol use | 95.8% |
| Abuse (verbal, sexual and/or physical) | 97.2% |
| Medication use (prescription and nonprescription) | 97.4% |
| Tobacco use | 98.2% |
| Illicit drug use | 98.8% |
aAgreed or strongly agreed on a five point Likert scale