Open AccessIntention to Use and Its Predictors Towards Preconception Care Use Among Reproductive Age Women in Southwest Ethiopia, 2020: Application of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
Author(s) -
Melsew Setegn Alie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s324242
Subject(s) - medicine , theory of planned behavior , reproductive health , pregnancy , cross sectional study , family medicine , regression analysis , health care , demography , population , environmental health , control (management) , management , pathology , sociology , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth , machine learning , computer science
Preconception care should be given in universal manner worldwide by manifesto of WHO. The government of Ethiopia gives the emphasis to maternal and child health but the progress of its improvement is too slow. Maternal health services especially before pregnancy is the unreached agenda in Ethiopia. Therefore, there is limited evidence on the intention to preconception care and its determinants in southwest Ethiopia. So, the aim of this study to determine the intention to use and its predictors of preconception care use among reproductive age women.