A survey on women’s awareness of iron and folic acid intake during preconception period and its associated factors in Manna District, Oromia region, Southwest Ethiopia

Nursing Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firanbon Teshome ◽  
Yohannes Kebede ◽  
Kasahun Girma ◽  
Zewdie Birhanu
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Iron And Folic Acid

scholarly journals Effect of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation on Pregnancy outcome at Benghazi, Libya

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
pp. 4770-4777
Author(s):  
Fatma Yousuf M. Ziuo ◽  
Aisha Alfituri ◽  
Samia Elzwei ◽  
Abdel Hamid M Senussi
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Folic Acid Supplementation ◽  
Iron Intake ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Acid Supplementation ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Iron And Folic Acid

The aim of the study to assess the effect of iron and folic acid intake during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal health status at delivery at El-jomhoria hospital  in Benghazi 2013.   Material and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of delivered mothers at Al-jomhuria hospital in Benghazi during 2013.The sample size was 203 delivered mothers. The Results: The study revealed that 90.6% of pregnant women received folic acid and 89.7% iron.  The study reported a significant effect of iron intake on maternal health status at delivery (odds ratio= 5.9, CI (1.3-26.7). Also, the study reported a significant relation between the incidence and type of congenital anomalies and folic acid intake during pregnancy (X22=9.8 & P=0.007), while reported no significant relation with iron intake. Conclusion: iron and folic acid supplementation can reduce maternal and child complications at delivery and neonatal period. The study recommends pre-pregnancy folic acid intake and iron and folic acid supplementations for every pregnant woman to prevent congenital anomalies and maternal and child complications during delivery.  

scholarly journals Folic acid food fortification prevents inadequate folate intake among preschoolers from Ontario

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1548-1555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Hennessy-Priest ◽  
Jill Mustard ◽  
Heather Keller ◽  
Lee Rysdale ◽  
Joanne Beyers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Folate Intake ◽  
Food Fortification ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Folate ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Fortified Food

AbstractObjectiveFolic acid food fortification has successfully reduced neural tube defect-affected pregnancies across Canada. The effect of this uncontrolled public health intervention on folate intake among Canadian children is, however, unknown. Our objectives were to determine folic acid intake from food fortification and whether fortification promoted adequate folate intakes, and to describe folic acid-fortified food usage among Ontario preschoolers.DesignCross-sectional data were used from the NutriSTEP™ validation project with preschoolers recruited using convenience sampling. Mean daily total folate and folic acid intakes were estimated from 3 d food records, which included multivitamin supplement use. Comparisons were made to Dietary Reference Intakes, accounting for and excluding fortificant folic acid, to determine the prevalence of inadequate and excessive intakes.SettingCanada.SubjectsTwo hundred and fifty-four preschoolers (aged 3–5 years).ResultsAll participants (130 girls, 124 boys) ate folic acid-fortified foods and 30 % (n76) used folic acid-containing supplements. Mean (se) fortificant folic acid intake was 83 (2) μg/d, which contributed 30 % and 50 % to total folate intake for supplement users and non-users, respectively. The prevalence of total folate intakes below the Estimated Average Requirement was <1 %; however, excluding fortificant folic acid, the prevalence was 32 %, 54 % and 47 % for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, respectively. The overall prevalence of folic acid (fortificant and supplemental) intakes above the Tolerable Upper Intake Level was 2 % (7 % among supplement users).ConclusionsFolic acid food fortification promotes dietary folate adequacy and did not appear to result in excessive folic acid intake unless folic acid-containing supplements were consumed.

Periconceptional nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug use, folic acid intake, and the risk of spina bifida

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daina B. Esposito ◽  
Samantha E. Parker ◽  
Allen A. Mitchell ◽  
Sarah C. Tinker ◽  
Martha M. Werler
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Inflammatory Drug ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

scholarly journals The Dihydrofolate Reductase 19 bp Polymorphism Is Not Associated with Biomarkers of Folate Status in Healthy Young Adults, Irrespective of Folic Acid Intake

2015 ◽  
Vol 145 (10) ◽  
pp. 2207-2211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Ozaki ◽  
Anne M Molloy ◽  
James L Mills ◽  
Ruzong Fan ◽  
Yifan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Folate Status ◽  
Acid Intake
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