Systematic development of an evidence-based website on preconception care

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Table 1. Categories selected by the internal experts.

Categories	Subcategories
Nutrition	Folic acid and other micronutrients
Fertility and menstrual cycle
Lifestyle	Legal and illegal drugs, body mass index, sports and leisure, hyperthermia, travelling, dental hygiene
Infections	Toxoplasmosis, listeriosis, STIs, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, CMV
Vaccinations	Rubella, varicella, pertussis
Anamnesis	Diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, asthma, thyroid dysfunction, hypertension, thrombo-embolic conditions, mental disorders, medication
Familial anamnesis	Genetic disorders, congenital malformation
Social factors	Domestic violence and information for the partner (drugs, hyperthermia, medication, harmful effects and radiation, STIs)
Other	Harmful effects of paint, hair dye, and radiation

Table 2. Advice of external experts for topics to include in each part of the website. Number of experts (n = 16) indicating level of importance.

	Part of the website for the public			Part of the website for professionals
	Very important	Important	Less important	Very important	Important	Less important
Folic acid	13	3	0	9	6	1
Smoking	10	6	0	8	8	0
Nutrition	6	9	1	3	10	1
Toxoplasmosis	5	8	2	5	8	2
Listeriosis	3	6	6	3	7	5
Alcohol	4	11	1	5	10	1
Drugs	5	10	1	5	9	1
Physical exercise	2	11	3	1	9	3
Low BMI	0	12	1	1	12	1
High BMI	1	14	0	1	11	2
Travelling	1	5	7	1	7	6
Hyperthermia	0	10	3	0	9	5
Oral hygiene	2	9	1	2	8	3
Occupational issues	3	8	1	1	10	3
Radiation	3	7	1	2	9	4
Paint	1	5	4	0	6	7
Socio-economic factors	5	7	1	5	9	1
Fertility	3	11	2	3	6	4
General anamnesis	2	9	1	4	10	1

Figure 1. Flow of development process.

Figure 2. The website ‘gezondzwangerworden.be’.

Table 3. Average age distribution of visitors to the website ‘gezondzwangerworden.be’.

Age category	Percentage of users
18–24 years	12.4%
25–34 years	62.4%
35–44 years	13.3%
45–54 years	7.6%
55–64 years	3.3%
65 years or older	1.1%

Table 4. Visitors to the website ‘gezondzwangerworden.be’.

Channel	Percentage of users
Organic search	70.5%
Referral (by other websites)	14.7%
Direct entry	14.2%
Social media	0.6%