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Knowledge and Awareness About Preconception Care Among Nursing Students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: One of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 is to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity, and this is still a major global priority. Purpose: This study aimed to determine how much the participants at the University of Medical Sciences & Technology in Sudan knew about preconception care. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional institutional study was carried out using simple random sampling to select 193 nursing students. After outlining the study's goal and considering confidentiality, data was gathered by distributing a questionnaire. Excel and SPSS, version 22, were then used for analysis. Results: It was found that almost half (46.1%) of participants had good knowledge which was (>75%), while only (35.8%) had poor knowledge, which was (< 50%) and few of the participants (18.1%) had Fair knowledge which ranged from (50-75%). The study results showed a highly statistically significant correlation (P.V 0.00) between the participants' ages and knowledge levels as well as between their educational attainment and knowledge levels. Conclusion: The study concluded that most participants had a good understanding of preconception care and that there was a correlation between participants' educational attainment and their knowledge of the topic. Recommendation: As a result, the study recommended that ongoing preconception care refresher courses be held and that further research be done to evaluate participants' practical skills in preconception care.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.356788

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Knowledge, Awareness, preconception care, Nursing students, Faculty of Nursing sciences

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Amira

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Elnour Eltayeb Elbashir

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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing Nursing Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

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15

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2

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46847

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2024-06-01

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2024-05-28

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2024-06-01

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784

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793

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Knowledge and Awareness About Preconception Care Among Nursing Students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

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24 Dec 2024