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Mothers’ utilization and associated factors of preconception care in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Tiwabwork Tekalign
  • Tesfanesh Lemma
  • Mulualem Silesh
  • Eyasu Alem Lake
  • Mistire Teshome
  • Tesfaye Yitna
  • Nefsu Awoke

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Background: As the studies show, in every minute in the world, 380 women become pregnant and 190 face unplanned or unwanted pregnancies; 110 experience pregnancy-related complications, and one woman dies from a pregnancy-related cause. Preconception care is one of the proven strategies for the reduction in mortality and decreases the risk of adverse health effects for the woman, fetus, and neonate by optimizing maternal health services and improves woman’s health. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of utilization of preconception of care and associated factors in Africa. Methods: Systematic search of published studies done on PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science CINAHL, and manually on Google Scholar. This meta-analysis follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The quality of studies was assessed by the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Meta-analysis was carried out using a random-effects method using the STATA™ Version 14 software. Result: From 249,301 obtained studies, 28 studies from 3 African regions involving 13067 women included in this Meta-analysis. The overall pooled prevalence of utilization of preconception care among pregnant women in Africa was found to be 18.72% (95% CI: 14.44, 23.00). Knowledge of preconception care (P =

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  • Tiwabwork Tekalign & Tesfanesh Lemma & Mulualem Silesh & Eyasu Alem Lake & Mistire Teshome & Tesfaye Yitna & Nefsu Awoke, 2021. "Mothers’ utilization and associated factors of preconception care in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(7), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0254935
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254935
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