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The data were collected using a pre-tested and structured questionnaire. The collected data were coded and entered into Epi data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS 22 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to determine factors associated with the outcome variable. The association was presented in odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and significance determined at a\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value less than 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 669 participants had participated with a response rate of 98.3%. Among the respondants, only 179 (26.8%) had a good knowledge of PCC and 97 (14.5%) of them had utilized PCC. Factors that show significant association with good knowledge of PCC are history of institutional delivery (AOR\u2009=\u20091.43 (95%CI (1.31\u20137.33), PNC service utilization, (AOR\u2009=\u20095.02 (95%CI (3.22\u20137.84), history of using modern contraceptive, (AOR\u2009=\u20091.44 (95%CI (1.37\u20136.98) higher educational status (AOR\u2009=\u20094.12 (95%CI (1.22\u20136.52) and being regularly employed (AOR\u2009=\u20091.8 (95%CI (1.01\u20133.22). Factors like better family monthly income (AOR\u2009=\u20094.1 (95%CI (1.57\u20139.35), history of PNC (AOR\u2009=\u20096.33 (95%CI (3.94\u201310.17) and good knowledge of PCC (AOR\u2009=\u20094.3 (95%CI (2.67\u20136.98) had shown positive association towards the uptake of PCC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion and recommendation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study found that only one-quarter of the women in the study has good knowledge of PCC and low uptake of PCC. History of institutional delivery, PNC service utilization, history of using a modern contraceptive, educational status and being regularly employed were factors that affect knowledge of PCC and family income, having good knowledge about PCC and history of PNC were affect the uptake of PCC.Therefore, PCC needs serious attention from the government and other stakeholders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12905-020-00900-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,19]],"date-time":"2020-02-19T07:03:52Z","timestamp":1582095832000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Knowledge, uptake of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in West Shewa zone, Ethiopia, 2018"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Daniel Belema","family":"Fekene","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benyam Seifu","family":"Woldeyes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maru Mossisa","family":"Erena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Getu Alemu","family":"Demisse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"900_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1007\/s12687-014-0204-2","volume":"6","author":"S Temel","year":"2015","unstructured":"Temel S, et al. 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