Awareness and Use of Folic Acid among Women of Childbearing Age
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Awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid among non-pregnant Korean women of childbearing age
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy is known to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. The purposes of this study were to investigate the awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid supplements along with their associated factors among non-pregnant Korean women of childbearing age. SUBJECTS/METHODS From August 2012 to March 2013, 704 women aged 19-45 years compl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Global Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2214-9996
DOI: 10.5334/aogh.2396