Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Akdeniz University , Antalya, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gazi University , Ankara, Turkey.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2021 Jan-Feb;60(1):101-115. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1807344. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
This study was carried out to evaluate awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid and dietary folate intake among non-pregnant women of childbearing age and pregnant women. A cross-sectional study was completed with 1442 women (1106 non-pregnant and 336 pregnant) in Ankara, Turkey. The individuals' awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid were questioned and food consumption were taken. More than two-thirds of the non-pregnant and pregnant women had heard of folic acid (77.2% and 89.0%, respectively). The pregnant women (53.9%) knew more that folic acid should be used before conception in order to prevent congenital anomalies than non-pregnant women (41.4%). It was found that 70.2% of the pregnant women and only 15.1% of the non-pregnant women used folic acid supplementation. The pregnant women (1368.4 mcg; 330.4 mcg) significantly had higher folic acid and dietary folate intake than non-pregnant women (29.6 mcg; 289.3 mcg) ( < .01). Despite many public health campaigns, awareness, knowledge, and appropriate use of folic acid are still inadequate and not at the desired level in women of childbearing age.
这项研究旨在评估育龄非孕妇和孕妇对叶酸的认知、知识和使用情况，以及叶酸的饮食摄入量。在土耳其安卡拉进行了一项横断面研究，共纳入 1442 名女性（1106 名非孕妇和 336 名孕妇）。询问了个体对叶酸的认知、知识和使用情况，并记录了食物的摄入量。超过三分之二的非孕妇和孕妇听说过叶酸（分别为 77.2%和 89.0%）。与非孕妇（41.4%）相比，孕妇（53.9%）更了解叶酸应该在受孕前使用，以预防先天畸形。研究发现，70.2%的孕妇和仅 15.1%的非孕妇使用叶酸补充剂。孕妇（1368.4 mcg；330.4 mcg）的叶酸和膳食叶酸摄入量明显高于非孕妇（29.6 mcg；289.3 mcg）（<.01）。尽管开展了许多公共卫生宣传活动，但育龄妇女对叶酸的认知、知识和合理使用仍不足，且未达到预期水平。
