Knowledge and practices of preconception care among rural Japanese women: findings from a mixed methods investigation

• Main Authors: Yasumi Shibata (Author), Michiko Abe (Author), Keiichiro Narumoto (Author), Makoto Kaneko (Author), Nobuko Tanahashi (Author), Michael D. Fetters (Author), Machiko Inoue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preconception care is not widespread in Japan and there is a pressing need to improve the practice. The present study assessed the knowledge and behavior of preconception care among women to seek effective intervention. Our research questions were: 1) How much do women know about...