Awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid among women: a study from Turkey.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 283(6): 1249-53, 2011 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the awareness, knowledge, and behaviors relevant to folic acid intake in women aged 15-49 years. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A questionnaire designed by the researchers was administered to 1,083 women who attended to family health care centers for any reason, between 1 and 15 of December 2009.RESULTS:
Half of the women (53.7%) surveyed did not hear or read about folic acid. Women older than 35 and less-educated women were more unaware of folic acid. Out of 171 pregnant women, 81.3% (139 women) were taking/took vitamin/folic acid supplementation but only 12.2% of the users started to take supplements at least 1 month before conception. Out of 912 non-pregnant women 81 (8.9%) said they are taking any vitamin or mineral supplement. Out of the women who are not pregnant, not using a modern contraceptive method and planning to have a child at the time of the survey, only 9 (10%) were taking vitamin/folic acid. The most common information sources on folic acid were the doctors.CONCLUSION:
In order to improve the intake of folic acid during the recommended period, preconceptional counseling by the family doctors to inform women of childbearing age about the need to take folic acid to prevent NTDs seems to be important.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Países en Desarrollo
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Ácido Fólico
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Defectos del Tubo Neural
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía