Folic Acid Supplementation in Chinese Peri-conceptional Population: Results from the SPCC Study / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 557-565, 2020.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective@#To determine the prevalence and determinants of folic acid (FA) supplementation in Chinese couples planning for pregnancy and in women during early pregnancy.@*Methods@#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 at < 14 gestational weeks were recruited in Shanghai, China, between March 2016 and September 2018.@*Results@#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 ( 1.13, 95% 1.08-1.18), had higher education ( 1.71, 95% 1.53-1.92), and were residing in urban districts ( 1.06, 95% 1.01-1.11) of FA supplementation; female pregnancy planners with alcohol consumption ( 0.95, 95% 0.90-0.99) had lower odds of FA supplementation. In early pregnancy, women with higher educational level ( 1.04, 95% 1.03-1.06), who underwent pre-pregnancy examination ( 1.02, 95% 1.01-1.03) had higher odds of using an FA supplement; older aged ( 0.99, 95% 0.98-0.99), and multigravida ( 0.97, 95% 0.96-0.98) had lower odds of FA supplementation.@*Conclusion@#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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vitamin B Complex
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China
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Cohort Studies
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Dietary Supplements
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Diet
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Folic Acid
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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