Skip to main content

Table 1 Awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid (FA) supplements among pregnant women in China

From: Knowledge and intake of folic acid to prevent neural tube defects among pregnant women in urban China: a cross-sectional study

 

N(428)

%

Aware that folic acid prevents NTDs

 Yes

351

82.0

 No

77

18.0

Knew correct time to take folic acid

 Yes

325

76.0

 No

103

24.0

Knowledge about folic acida

 Yes

282

65.9

 No

146

34.1

Use of folic acid among women

 Yes

407

95.1

 No

21

4.9

Began to take folic acid among women

 Before pregnancy

198

46.3

 After pregnancy

209

48.8

 Not taking folic acid

21

4.9

Use of FA among women knew correct time to take FA( n = 325)

 Before pregnancy

165

50.8

 After pregnancy

152

46.8

 No taking folic acid

8

2.4

Began taking FA before pregnancy(n = 198)

 Three months before pregnancy

123

62.1

 One months before pregnancy

75

37.9

Source of folic acid (n = 407)

 Purchase

350

86.0

 Free of charge

57

14.0

Daily dose(n = 407)

 400 μg

361

88.7

 Others

46

11.3

Sources of information on folic acid b(n = 351)

 Doctor / General practitioner counselling

207

58.9

 Relatives/friends

177

50.4

 The internet

92

26.2

 Newspaper/magazine/books

51

14.5

 TV/Radio/WeChat

19

5.4

 School for pregnant women

11

3.1

 Else

6

1.7

  1. aKnowledge about folic acid: Includes both knowing that folic acid prevents neural tube defects (NTDs) and knowing the correct time to take folic acid
  2. bSources of information on folic acid: Three response options