ArticleInternational journal of women's health2013
Women's awareness and periconceptional use of folic acid: data from a large European survey.
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- Awareness and Use of Folic Acid among Women of Childbearing Age.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Awareness and factors associated with reported intake of folic acid-fortified flour among women of reproductive age in Ifakara, Morogoro region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2019Article
- Awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid among non-pregnant Korean women of childbearing age.Nutrition research and practice · 2018Article
- Folic acid usage and associated factors in the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- Why women do not ask for information on preconception health? A qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the awareness and use of folic acid in European women of child-bearing age, particularly in the setting of pregnancy and pregnancy planning.
methodsBetween November 2009 and December 2009, women aged 15-49 years old from 18 European countries completed a 30-minute structured questionnaire either online or via face-to-face interviews. To achieve nationally representative samples for each country quotas were set for age, education, income, and regional distribution.
resultsA total of 22,925 women participated in the survey. Of the respondents, 58% had at least one biological child, and of these 38% reported that their first pregnancy was not planned. Nearly 60% of women who planned their pregnancy indicated that they had stopped using their method of contraception without first consulting a doctor or another health care professional. Overall, 70% reported that they had heard of folic acid and 40% stated that they knew the benefits of folic acid. However, when prompted to indicate which diseases and/or birth defects folic acid can protect against, only 17% knew that folic acid can reduce the risk of neural tube defects/spina bifida.
conclusionsA large proportion of European women of child-bearing age in this survey were unaware that periconceptional folic acid supplementation reduces the risk of birth defects.
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