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Folic acid usage and associated factors in the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.
| Τίτλος: | Folic acid usage and associated factors in the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Dessie MA; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Collage of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. mituababi@gmail.com., Zeleke EG; Department of Biostatic and Epidemiology, Institute of public health, Collage of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Workie SB; Department of Biostatic and Epidemiology, school of public health, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Berihun AW; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Collage of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. |
| Πηγή: | BMC pregnancy and childbirth [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth] 2017 Sep 21; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 313. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 21. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100967799 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2393 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712393 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*, Folic Acid/*therapeutic use , Neural Tube Defects/*prevention & control , Preconception Care/*statistics & numerical data , Prenatal Care/*statistics & numerical data , Vitamin B Complex/*therapeutic use, Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Ethiopia ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Time Factors ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Neural tube defects are among the most common birth defects, contributing to miscarriage, infant mortality, severe congenital abnormalities and serious disabilities. It is burdensome to patients, caregivers, healthcare systems and society. It could be reduced if women consume a folic acid supplement before and during the early weeks of pregnancy. This study assesses folic acid usage and associated factors for the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 417 systematically sampled, consented pregnant women that visited Adama hospital medical college for antenatal care during August to November 2014. Pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, obstetric characteristics and folic acid usage of women. Result: About 48.4% of women took a folic acid supplement at different period of pregnancy; but, only 1.92% of women took the supplement at a protective period against neural tube defects. Age, the early timing of antenatal registration, was a preconception consulted, previous unsuccessful pregnancies and level of folic acid awareness were significantly associated with folic acid usage for prevention of neural tube defects. Conclusions: Folic acid usage during the protective period against neural tube defects among women in Ethiopia is very low, so healthcare plan to improve intake of folic acid is required. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 12001-76-2 (Vitamin B Complex) 935E97BOY8 (Folic Acid) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20170923 Date Completed: 20180530 Latest Revision: 20260127 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC5609063 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-017-1506-2 |
| PMID: | 28934941 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-017-1506-2 |