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Table 3 Folic acid usage and associated factors for NTD prevention among women attending ANC in Adama Hospital Medical College 2014

From: Folic acid usage and associated factors in the prevention of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

Prescribed for folic acid supplement for current pregnancy (N = 417)

Yes

229

54.9

No

188

45.1

Do you take as recommended(N = 229)

yes I took as recommended

177

77.3

sometimes I forgot

25

10.9

Interrupted

15

6.6

I never took FA

12

5.2

When do you start to take folic acid (N = 229)

before I become pregnant

8

3.5

first trimester

26

11.5

Second trimester

118

51.1

Third trimester

77

33.9

Total month of folic acid intake(N = 217)

Less than 1 month

15

6.9

1–3 month

181

83.9

4–6 month

16

6.9

7 month and above

5

2.3

Level of folic acid awareness

Uninformed

328

78.7

Somewhat informed

39

9.4

Informed

50

12

Total user of folic acid

Yes

202

48.7

No

214

51.3

Folic acid user for NTD prevention

Yes

8

1.9

No

409

98.1