ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2015
Knowledge on preconceptional folic acid supplementation and intention to seek for preconception care among men and women in an urban city: a population-based cross-sectional study.
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- Knowledge of preconception care and its association with family planning utilization among women in Ethiopia: meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
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- Predictors of receiving care and folic acid supplementation prior to pregnancy: a large cross-sectional study in Shiraz, Iran.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitude towards preconception care and associated factors among women of reproductive age with chronic disease in Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
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- Maternal dietary deficiencies in folic acid or choline worsen stroke outcomes in adult male and female mouse offspring.Neural regeneration research · 2023Article
- Men's knowledge of preconception health: A systematic review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
- Food Supplement Use Differs from the Recommendations in Pregnant Women: A Multinational Survey.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Intentions of preventive depression management for a healthy pregnancy by gender among unmarried college students in Korea: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Facilitators and barriers of preconception care in women with inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatic diseases: an explorative survey study in a secondary and tertiary hospital.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Preconception of folic acid supplementation knowledge among Ethiopian women reproductive age group in areas with high burden of neural tube defects: a community based cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
- Knowledge and perceptions of preconception care among health workers and women of reproductive age in Mzuzu City, Malawi: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Maternal folate levels during pregnancy and children's neuropsychological development at 2 years of age.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Article
- Effects of maternal folic acid supplementation during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment at 1 month of age: a birth cohort study in China.European journal of nutrition · 2020Article
- Healthy eating in pregnancy, education for midwives: A pre-post intervention study.European journal of midwifery · 2020Article
- Systematic Development of Materials for Inviting Low Health-Literate Individuals to Participate in Preconception Counseling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Knowledge, attitude and practice level of women at the periconceptional period: a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo study the knowledge of a large city population on preconception folic acid supplementation and intention to seek for preconception care within an urban perinatal health program.
methodsCross-sectional surveys run in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 2007 and annually from 2009 to 2014. A random sample of residents aged between 16 and 85 years was taken each year from the municipal population register. Bivariate analysis, interaction analysis, trend analysis and logistic regression were performed.
resultsKnowledge on preconceptional folic acid supplementation significantly improved (+20%) between 2007 and 2009, and the intention to consult a GP or midwife in the preconception period significantly increased (+53%) from 2007 to 2012. Logistic regression analyses showed that low socio-economic status was significantly associated with low preconceptional folic acid knowledge, but with higher intention to seek out preconception care. An interaction effect was found between educational level and ethnicity, showing that the higher the educational level the lower the gap of level of knowledge between the different ethnic groups.
conclusionDespite campaigns about folic acid supplementation knowledge on this supplement remains low. The intention amongst men and women to seek out preconception care is still insufficient. Structural interventions to increase and maintain awareness on folic acid supplementation, especially among high-risk groups, are needed.
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