Preconception health components | Pre-test N, (%) N = 7,290 | Post-test N, (%) N = 5,786 | p-value |
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Seeking medical advice | |||
True | 4,646 (65.2%) | 4,243 (75.3%) | < 0.001 |
False | 2,119 (29.7%) | 1,262 (22.4%) | |
Don’t know | 361 (5.1%) | 132 (2.3%) | |
Trisomy 21 | |||
True | 1,785 (24.8%) | 2,777 (48.8%) | < 0.001 |
False | 4,058 (56.3%) | 2,416 (42.4%) | |
Don’t know | 1,364 (18.9%) | 502 (8.8%) | |
Pre-pregnancy folic acid | |||
True | 1,529 (21.4%) | 3,240 (58.3%) | < 0.001 |
False | 2,751 (38.6%) | 1,406 (25.3%) | |
Don’t know | 2,853 (40.0%) | 908 (16.3%) | |
Diabetes | |||
True | 3,836 (53.5%) | 3,963 (69.9%) | < 0.001 |
False | 353 (4.9%) | 736 (13.0%) | |
Don’t know | 2,977 (41.5%) | 968 (17.1%) | |
Epilepsy | |||
True | 2,851 (40.3%) | 3,265 (58.3%) | < 0.001 |
False | 1,040 (14.7%) | 1,103 (19.7%) | |
Don’t know | 3,192 (45.1%) | 1,235 (22.0%) | |
Toxoplasmosis | |||
True | 3,130 (43.4%) | 4,484 (79.4%) | < 0.001 |
False | 2,000 (27.8%) | 667 (11.8%) | |
Don’t know | 2,074 (28.8%) | 497 (8.8%) | |
Medication & pregnancy | |||
True | 3,864 (54.5%) | 4,420 (79.0%) | < 0.001 |
False | 906 (12.8%) | 491 (8.8%) | |
Don’t know | 2,319 (32.7%) | 685 (12.2%) | |
Obesity | |||
True | 2,519 (35.1%) | 3,388 (59.6%) | < 0.001 |
False | 2,693 (37.6%) | 1,728 (30.4%) | |
Don’t know | 1,956 (27.3%) | 572 (10.1%) | |
Alcohol, smoking and illicit drugs | |||
True | 5,223 (72.3%) | 4,804 (84.0%) | < 0.001 |
False | 1,385 (19.2%) | 652 (11.4%) | |
Don’t know | 616 (8.5%) | 261 (4.6%) | |
Vaccination | |||
True | 2,399 (66.6%) | 2,410 (86.1%) | < 0.001 |
False | 329 (9.1%) | 128 (4.6%) | |
Don’t know | 873 (24.2%) | 262 (9.4%) | |
Total score (mean ± SD) | 4.36 ± 1.8 | 6.42 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |