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Table 3 The couples’ needs to improve preconception health care

From: Factors influencing the quality of preconception healthcare in China: applying a preconceptional instrument to assess healthcare needs

 

Jiangsu

Hebei

Rate ratio

95%CI

 

N(%)

N(%)

  

Immunization

      

 MMR

23

(2.3%)

86

(4.8%)

0.479

0.301-0.747

 Tetanus

24

(2.4%)

36

(2.0%)

1.200

0.710-1.973

 HBV

123

(12.2%)

326

(18.2%)

0.670

0.553-0.812

Supplements

      

 Folate

805

(79.6%)

943

(52.5%)

1.516

1.436-1.600

 Iron

191

(18.9%)

500

(27.9%)

0.678

0.585-0.786

 Calcium

221

(21.9%)

600

(33.4%)

0.656

0.572-0.747

 Iodized salt

535

(52.9%)

799

(44.5%)

1.189

1.100-1.285

Knowledge

      

 Birth spacing

725

(71.7%)

1360

(75.8%)

0.947

0.903-0.992

 STD prevention

551

(54.5%)

1043

(58.1%)

0.938

0.875-1.005

 Genetic risk

242

(23.9%)

1024

(57.0%)

0.420

0.373-0.472

 Healthy weight maintenance

688

(68.1%)

1271

(70.8%)

0.961

0.913-1.012

 Micronutrient supplement

792

(78.3%)

1405

(78.3%)

1.001

0.961-1.042

 Environmental risk

720

(71.2%)

1392

(77.5%)

0.918

0.877-0.962

 Health check-up during pregnancy, when, why, how

825

(81.6%)

1407

(78.4%)

1.044

1.004-1.084

Other needs

      

 Contraception

338

(33.4%)

303

(16.9%)

1.981

1.731-2.266