Is there a difference in preventive health checks and healthy lifestyle practices based on preconception status? Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
There were no differences in most behaviours between women in preconception period and in other women who were not pregnant. More awareness of preconception health is required to encourage women to engage in preventive activities.
Authors
- Dereje G. Gete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4819-7685)
- Jenny Doust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-9308)
- Alemayehu Mekonnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-4817)
- Gita D. Mishra
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Australian e-Health Research Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108227
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council