Table 1.

Codes and Categories Used for Content Analysis of Preconception Health (PCH) Materials

Codes	Categories*
Type	Book chapter/section, booklet, brochure, fact sheet, flyer, self-assessment, wallet card
Author(s)	Nonprofit/professional group (national, state, or local), state health department, state health department and nonprofit/professional group, medical center, federal agency, commercial publishing company
Language	English
	Spanish
	Other - write in
Cost	Free, fee
Target audience	Sex: women, men, women and men (couples)
	Race/ethnicity: Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, Native American, other, none specified
	Pregnancy planning status: planners, nonplanners
	Other - write in
Message frames	Practicing PCH behaviors benefits the health of the woman/man
	Practicing PCH behaviors benefits the health of the baby
	Not practicing PCH behaviors threatens the health of the woman/man
	Not practicing PCH behaviors threatens the health of the baby
Calls to action	Talk to your health care provider
	Visit a Web site
	Call a hotline
	Other - write in
Clinical-behavioral components of PCH	Family planning; reproductive life plan
	Weight status
	Nutrition
	Physical activity
	Folate and folic acid
	Immunizations
	Substance use (includes alcohol, tobacco, and/or drug use)
	Sexually transmitted infections
	Infectious disease
	Medical conditions
	Psychiatric conditions
	Family genetic history
	Environmental or occupational exposure
	Psychosocial
	Medication
	Reproductive history
	Oral health
	Maternal or paternal age
	Infertility related to cancer treatment
	Other - write in

^*Categories listed across a row are mutually exclusive; categories listed down the column can co-occur.