The effect of a preconception care outreach strategy: the Healthy Pregnancy 4 All study

Table 2 “Predisposing, enabling and need” characteristics of participants of the cohort

Socio-demographic characteristics (N = 237)^a			Number*	(%)*
Age	Median age in years	(min–max)	30	(19–41)
Age		(IQR)		(27–34)
Ethnicity^b	Dutch		145	(63.3)
Civil status	Married or living together		178	(77.1)
	In a relationship, not living together		32	(13.8)
	Not in a relationship		21	(9.1)
Educational attainment^c	Low		18	(7.8)
	Intermediate		84	(36.5)
	High		121	(52.6)
	Other – foreign education		7	(3.1)
Occupational status	No paid job		53	(22.8)
Monthly household income (N = 212)	Low (< 1500€)		46	(21.7)
	Middle (1500–2500€)		65	(30.7)
	High (> 2500€)		101	(47.6)
Attitude and knowledge about PCC
Barriers summary^d (max 25)	Median score (IQR)		12	(11–14)
Beliefs summary^e (max 45)	Median score (IQR)		37	(35–45)
Knowledge summary^f (max 8)	Median score (IQR)		6	(5–7)
Pregnancy and preconception health characteristics
Pregnancy intention	Currently pregnant		4	(1.8)
	Within next 3 months		114	(50.4)
	Within next 3–6 months		59	(26.1)
	After > 6 months or maybe no intention		49	(21.7)
Subfertility	Current or previous fertility treatment		21	(9.0)
Previous pregnancy	Yes		69	(29.2)
Adverse pregnancy outcomes^g	Miscarriage		23	(33.3)
	Abortion		22	(31.9)
	Low birth weight baby (< 2500 g)		7	(10.1)
	Child with congenital abnormalities		3	(4.3)
	Preterm birth (< 37 weeks)		4	(5.8)
	Perinatal mortality		1	(1.5)
Preconception lifestyle risks	No folic acid supplementation		83	(35.6)
	Smoking		30	(12.9)
	Alcohol consumption ≥1/week		51	(22.2)
	Illicit drug use		6	(2.6)
	No daily vegetables or fruit consumption		66	(28.4)
Self-rated health^h	Moderate – poor		24	(10.3)

*Unless stated otherwise
^a.In case of > 5% missing on an item, the number of participants that responded to the question is provided
^b.Self-defined ethnicity
^c.Educational attainment level was defined as the highest completed educational level classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) i.e. low (level 0–2: early childhood; primary education; lower secondary education); intermediate (level 3–5: upper secondary; post-secondary; short cycle tertiary); and high (level 6–8: bachelor; master; doctoral). Unesco institute for statistics 2014
^d.Median sum score of five questions on attitude and potential barriers for uptake of PCC (minimum 5 – maximum 25). High score indicates high level of potential barriers. N = 214
^e.Median sum score of nine questions on beliefs regarding PCC (minimum 9 – maximum 45). High score indicates positive attitude. N = 215
^f.Median sum score of eight questions on knowledge of PCC risk factors (minimum 0 – maximum 8). High score indicates good knowledge. N = 220
^g.Adverse pregnancy outcomes are presented as women who have experienced ≥1 time(s) specified outcomes
^hSelf-rated health was questioned as: How would you in general rate your health? (excellent-very good-good-moderate-poor)

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