Table 1 Results over three consecutive years of the invitation by 30 general practices to provide PCC.
Category of respondents | Year PCC was offered | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
Total population to be approached | 13,048 | 8,312 | 5,866 |
Review of population by GP | |||
Women included | 7,872 (60%) | 3,889 (47%) | 3,154 (54%) |
Women excluded | 5,176 (40%) | 4,419 (53%) | 2,711 (46%) |
Response of women included | |||
Yes | 3,311 (42%) | 1,702 (44%) | 1769 (56%) |
No | 4,561 (58%) | 2,187 (56%) | 1,385 (44%) |
Interest in PCC of responders | |||
Yes | 1,480 (45%) | 781 (46%) | 962 (54%) |
No | 1,831 (55%) | 921 (54%) | 807 (46%) |
Intended to get pregnant of interested responders | |||
Within one year | 333 (23%) | 205 (26%) | 187 (19%) |
Between one and five years | 480 (32%) | 282 (36%) | 333 (35%) |
Term unknown | 607 (41%) | 267 (34%) | 419 (44%) |
No desire for children, or for more children | 35 (2%) | 21 (3%) | 21 (2%) |
Pregnant | 25 (2%) | 6 (1%) | 2 (0%) |
Risk-assessment questionnaire | |||
Sent | 378 | 147 | 179 |
Returned | 260 (69%) | 87 (59%) | 144 (80%) |
Preconception counselling | |||
Women attending | 176 (72%) | 69 (73%) | 103 (76%) |
Women already pregnant before attending | 52 (21%) | 17 (18%) | 18 (13%) |
Women who had moved | 4 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
Women no longer interested | 13 (5%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) |
Other | 1 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 13 (10%) |