Table 5 Japanese family physicians' willingness to provide preconception care in their practice (n = 268)
From: Preconception care by family physicians and general practitioners in Japan
| Â | Currently Provide | Willing to Provide | Would Not Provide | No Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Smoking cessation | 154 | (57.5) | 103 | (38.4) | 5 | (1.9) | 6 | (2.2) |
Screening for anemia | 103 | (38.4) | 145 | (54.1) | 11 | (4.1) | 9 | (3.4) |
Restricting alcohol intake | 90 | (33.6) | 143 | (53.4) | 26 | (9.7) | 9 | (3.4) |
Use of basal body temperature monitoring | 61 | (22.8) | 137 | (51.1) | 59 | (22.0) | 9 | (4.1) |
Restricting caffeine intake | 42 | (15.7) | 171 | (63.8) | 42 | (15.7) | 13 | (3.8) |
Blood testing for rubella antibody | 41 | (15.3) | 186 | (69.4) | 30 | (11.2) | 11 | (4.1) |
Increasing calcium intake | 37 | (13.8) | 18 | (70.1) | 34 | (12.7) | 9 | (3.4) |
Exercise during pregnancy | 30 | (11.2) | 165 | (61.6) | 57 | (21.3) | 16 | (6.0) |
Folic acid supplementation | 14 | (5.2) | 170 | (54.1) | 68 | (25.4) | 16 | (6.0) |
Timing of intercourse to maximize chances of conception | 14 | (5.2) | 114 | (42.5) | 122 | (45.5) | 18 | (6.7) |