| Assessing awareness, knowledge and use of folic acid in Kansas women between the ages of 18 and 44 years. | |
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PMID: 18810617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Taking folic acid daily, before and during early pregnancy, has been proven to reduce neural tube birth defects (NTD). Unfortunately, many women fail to take it daily as recommended. OBJECTIVES: To assess women's self-reported awareness, knowledge and use of folic acid. Methods Data were obtained by cross-sectional, random digit-dialing, computer-assisted telephone interviews with 250 women in Kansas. Associations were determined by chi-squared analysis. RESULTS: Eighty-eight percent of childbearing age women in Kansas have a general awareness of folic acid, 20% have knowledge that it reduces birth defects, but only 25% report taking it daily. Awareness was associated with high school or greater education (P < .0001), incomes over $25,000 (P = 0.0003), being married (P = 0.0035), being white (P = 0.0135), having health insurance (P = 0.0152) and being capable of pregnancy (P = 0.0119). Knowledge that folic acid reduces birth defects was associated with being aware of the USPHS recommendation (P < .0001), being capable of pregnancy (P = 0.0043), being pregnant (P = 0.0061), and being aware of folic acid (P = 0.0379). Taking folic acid daily was associated with currently being pregnant (P = 0.0126). CONCLUSIONS: Women less likely to take folic acid on a daily basis were young, non-Caucasians who reported less education, less income and no health insurance. Based upon these data, multi-level education campaigns that specifically target lower-SES women should be considered. |
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Authors:
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Glynda F Sharp; Lorenda A Naylor; Jinwen Cai; Melissa L Hyder; Pradeep Chandra; V James Guillory |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-09-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Maternal and child health journal Volume: 13 ISSN: 1573-6628 ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Health J Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-09 Completed Date: 2010-01-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9715672 Medline TA: Matern Child Health J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 814-21 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 1750 Independence Ave., Kansas City, MO 64106, USA. gsharp@kcumb.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Dietary Supplements / utilization* Educational Status Female Folic Acid / administration & dosage* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Interviews as Topic Kansas / epidemiology Logistic Models Neural Tube Defects / prevention & control* Socioeconomic Factors Young Adult |
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59-30-3/Folic Acid |
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