Awareness and use of folic acid among women of childbearing age in Benue State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Rabi Usman, Elizabeth Adedire, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Baffa Sule Ibrahim, Adebola Olayinka, Ubong Akpan Okon |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty peri-conceptional Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Multivariate analysis Folic acid Adolescent 030231 tropical medicine Nigeria neural tube defects childbearing age 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Neural tube defect Health professionals business.industry Obstetrics Public health Research Mean age General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease First trimester Cross-Sectional Studies Childbearing age Dietary Supplements Educational Status Female business |
| Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 37 No. 1 (2020) The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Introduction:every year in Nigeria 12,695 babies are born with neural tube defects. Folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defect by about 50% among peri-conceptional users. We conducted this study to determine the awareness and use of folic acid among women of childbearing age in Benue State, Nigeria. Methods:we conducted a cross-sectional study among women attending selected among six secondary health facilities in Benue State using a multi-stage sampling technique. We interviewed 586 women aged 15-49 years using structured questionnaires to obtain information on awareness and use of folic acid. We performed univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis at 5% significance. Results:interviewed 586 women with the mean age 27 ± 6.9 years; 281(48%) were aware of folic acid as a supplement, 178 (30.4%) knew the dietary source of folic acid while 152 (26%) knew the benefit of folic acid. The commonest source of information was health professionals [195 (51%)]. Only 221 (37.7%) used folic acid, 14 (1.7%) of them using it within the first trimester. The commonest reason why women did not take folic acid as supplement was unpleasant smell [124 (21%)]. Awareness of folic acid benefit (OR: 6, 95%CI = 3.9-8.8), level of education (OR: 2.0, 95%CI = 1.2-3.3) and employment status (OR: 1.6, 95%CI= 1.1-22) were significantly associated with folic acid use. Awareness of folic acid use was an independent predictor of folic acid use (AOR: 7.9 95%Cl: 5.3-11.7). Conclusion:awareness and use of folic acid among women of childbearing age was low. Awareness is a predictor of folic acid use. We recommend the promotion of awareness and use of folic acid in pregnant women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|