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Table 4 Health workers summarized correct responses in some key variables of preconception care

From: Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n = 20)

%

Information to women intending to get pregnant

 Good

1

5

 Poor

19

95

Management of women with chronic conditions

 Good

3

15

 Poor

17

85

Management of women who delivered babies with congenital anomalies

 Good

6

30

 Poor

14

70

Management of women with obstetric complications

 Good

3

15

 Poor

17

85

Knowledge about preconception care

 Good

2

10

 Poor

18

90

Role in preconception care

20

100

 Essential

20

100

 Not essential

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