ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2011
Knowledge and use of folic acid for birth defect prevention among women of childbearing age in Shanghai, China: a prospective cross-sectional study.
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- Socioeconomic inequality in periconceptional folic acid supplementation in China: a census of 0.9 million women in their first trimester of pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- Consumption of dietary supplements by Chinese women during pregnancy and postpartum: A prospective cohort study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Article
- Knowledge about folic acid supplementation in women presenting for antenatal care.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2016Article
- Women participating in a web-based preconception study have a high prevalence of risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Article
- Peri-conceptional supplementation of folic acid-knowledge and practices of pregnant women and health providers.Journal of family medicine and primary careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of folic acid intake for prevention of birth defects in Chinese women of child-bearing age. MATERIAL/
methodsIn this prospective cross-sectional study, a total of 1,338 women aged 20-45 years were randomly selected for interview. Data on folic acid knowledge and information on folic acid intake in the subjects were collected. Age, education, contraception, and status of family planning were used as the independent variables in multivariate logistic regression.
results55.6% of the subjects took contraception at all times, and 33.9% had pregnancy planning in the next six months. 49.7% of the interviewed women knew the benefits of folic acid and 34.6% realized the correct time of folic acid intake; and 14.9% of these women actually took folic acid daily. Planning to be pregnant in the next six months was associated with knowledge of folic acid benefits, correct time of folic acid intake and actual intake. A higher education level was correlated with the knowledge of folic acid benefits and correct time of folic acid intake, but was not linked to actual intake of folic acid.
conclusionsThe knowledge and use of folic acid were at low to moderate levels in women at childbearing age in Shanghai, China, and general knowledge of folic acid benefits and correct time of folic acid intake should be conveyed to these women.
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