Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2023 Mar;29(1):12-19. 10.4069/kjwhn.2023.02.28.

Preconception care knowledge and information delivery modes among adolescent girls and women: a scoping review

• Kurniawati W
• Afiyanti Y
• Nasution LA
• Juliastuti D

• KMID: 2543798
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2023.02.28

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to conduct a scoping review of knowledge and information delivery modes related to preconception care (PCC) among adolescent girls and women. Methods: A scoping review was performed on studies selected from five electronic databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Science Direct, CINAHL/EBSCO, and ProQuest), published between 2012 and 2022, with predetermined keywords and criteria. We included English-language research articles available in full text and excluded irrelevant articles. Results: This study included eight articles, comprising seven quantitative studies and one qualitative study conducted among adolescent girls and women. Five were from low- and middle-income countries and three were from high-income countries. The synthesized themes generated from the data were PCC knowledge and PCC information delivery modes and effectiveness. In general, adolescent girls and women were found to have basic PCC knowledge, including risk prevention and management and a healthy lifestyle, although more extensive knowledge was found in higher-income countries than in lower-income countries. The delivery modes of PCC information have grown from individual face-to-face conventional methods, which are used predominantly in lower-income countries, to more effective digital mass media. Conclusion: Globally, many women still have insufficient knowledge regarding PCC, as not all of them receive access to PCC information and support. PCC promotion efforts should be initiated earlier by involving a wider group of reproductive-age women and combining individual, in-group, face-to-face, and electronic delivery modes.

Keyword

Adolescent; Adult; Female; Pregnancy; Preconception care

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  Figure 1. PRISMA 2020 diagram of study selection.

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