Knowledge of Women; Supplementation of Folic Acid in Periconceptional Period

Fatima, Anum; Saif, Nadia; Ghani, Mansoor; Ali, Sardar

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“…There is a pressing need to educate young females of childbearing age about healthy practices in terms of vitamin and FA intake, even before marriage [16]. In fact, a lack of education and lower rates of planned pregnancy was the main contributors to the static (and low) rates of FA intake among women in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 years [12].…”

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Knowledge of folic acid and spina bifida among female college students and employees in Asir region, Saudi Arabia

Alnaami¹,

Alayad²,

Alamer³

et al. 2018

biomedicalresearch

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Background: Spina bifida is one of the most challenging and partially preventable congenital diseases that can be prevented with adequate amounts of folic acid (FA) intake before conception and throughout the first few months of pregnancy. Knowledge about the adequate timing and duration of FA intake is critical for prevention. Methods: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted to assess spina bifida and FA awareness among female students at King Khalid University (KKU), Abha, Saudi Arabia. The study included three groups: health-college female students (HCS), non-health-college female students (NHCS), and KKU female employees (others). These three groups were attendants at the Spina Bifida Awareness Week that was held at KKU in March 2017. Results: There were 1,366 participants, of whom 11% were HCS, 59% were NHCS, and 30% were "others". Across all tested domains (i.e., spina bifida awareness, FA intake time and duration, diseases prevented by folic acid intake, and food rich in folic acid), it was found that statistically significant differences existed. The results showed a highly significant lack of knowledge towards the aforementioned domains in both the NHCS and "others" groups. Marital status and number of children were independent variables and showed statistically significant differences in knowledge toward the tested domains. Conclusion: In Saudi Arabia, more attention should be paid to educate women of childbearing age on the importance of FA intake in preventing spina bifida. These results indicate how FA intake awareness should be embedded in junior-high and secondary school curricula to further educate females on the importance of FA.

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Knowledge of folic acid and spina bifida among female college students and employees in Asir region, Saudi Arabia

Alnaami¹,

Alayad²,

Alamer³

et al. 2018

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“…Folic Acid can be found in a lot of foods such as eggs, meat, liver, and leafy vegetable. These source alone may not contain the ideal recommended daily of 400 mcg, since some of the folate sources can be lowered during cooking it [8,9,10,11].…”

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Level of Awareness and Knowledge of Folic Acid Intake among Women in the Reproductive Age in ARAR Region, Saudi Arabia

Alanazi¹,

Alanazi²,

Alanazi³

et al. 2021

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Background: Folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects. As approximately 50% of pregnancies are unintended, women of reproductive age should be aware of the importance of folic acid. This study aims to assess the level of awareness and knowledge among childbearing female on the importance of preconception folic acid supplementation in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) in Arar city. Methodology: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Arar city, Norther Saudi Arabia on included Saudi women in reproductive age. A pre-designed online questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was entered and analyzed using statistical package for Social Sciences Program, version 20 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). The results were displayed as counts, percentages. Appropriate statistical tests will be used for comparisons. P ≤ 0.05 is considered significant. Results: The sample consisted of 428 women in reproductive age, 60.1% aged between 30 to 40 years, 39% aged between 20 to 30 years and only 0.9% aged between 18 to 20 years old. 91.8% were married. 85% of participants reported that their doctor prescribed folic pills for them before. 95.1% think that women should take folic acid pills in pregnancy while 75.2% think that it is necessary to take folic pills pre-pregnancy. 85.3% had taken folic acid pills in previous pregnancy. 31.3% think that it should be stopped after pregnancy. 84.6% think that folate deficiency causes fetal abnormalities. Only 8.4% of studied women reported attending seminar or lecture on folic acid importance. Conclusion: The results of the current study affirmed good knowledge of folic acid supplementation usage during pregnancy among women in Arar, KSA. There was a significant association between knowledge of folic acid taking importance during pregnancy with marital status, number of children, and educational level of participants.

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Knowledge of Women; Supplementation of Folic Acid in Periconceptional Period

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Knowledge of folic acid and spina bifida among female college students and employees in Asir region, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge of folic acid and spina bifida among female college students and employees in Asir region, Saudi Arabia

Level of Awareness and Knowledge of Folic Acid Intake among Women in the Reproductive Age in ARAR Region, Saudi Arabia

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