Folic Acid Supplementation in Chinese Peri-conceptional Population: Results from the SPCC Study

Autor: Ding Mei, Wang, Yi, Zhang, Yuan, Jiang, Ying, Ye, Xiang Yuan, Huang, Meng Ru, Li, Mi, Ji, Zheng Shan, Zhao, Xiao Tian, Chen, Wei, Sheng, Xiao Jing, Ma, Stephen, Allen, Duo Lao, Wang, Wei Li, Yan, Guo Ying, Huang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES. 33(8)
ISSN: 2214-0190
Popis: To determine the prevalence and determinants of folic acid (FA) supplementation in Chinese couples planning for pregnancy and in women during early pregnancy.This was a cross-sectional study based on the Shanghai PreConception Cohort (SPCC) study. Data on FA supplementation and socio-demographic features were collected using questionnaires. Couples visiting clinics for pre-pregnancy examination and pregnant women at14 gestational weeks were recruited in Shanghai, China, between March 2016 and September 2018.Among the pregnancy planners, 42.4% (4,710/11,099) women and 17.1% (1,377/8,045) men used FA supplements, while 93.4% (14,585/15,615) of the pregnant women used FA supplements. FA supplement use was higher in female pregnancy planners who were older (Although the majority of pregnant women took FA supplements, more than half of the women planning for pregnancy did not. Urgent strategies are needed to improve pre-conception FA supplementation.
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