Women's opinions on the use of folic acid

E. R. Klok; T. J. Tijmstra; M. C. Cornel; H. E K de Walle; L. T W de Jong-van den Berg

doi:10.3233/JRS-1995-7306

Women's opinions on the use of folic acid

E. R. Klok^*, T. J. Tijmstra, M. C. Cornel, H. E K de Walle, L. T W de Jong-van den Berg

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Abstract

All women in The Netherlands who are planning a pregnancy were recently advised to take 0.5 mg of folic acid per day for 4 weeks prior to conception and during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. In this study we sought to determine whether women were willing to use folic acid or not, and the factors that affected this willingness. Questionnaires were sent to 327 women. The response rate was 57%. The results of this study showed that the majority of women (65.5%) were willing to use folic acid. The main reason for this is that women “would like to have a healthy child”. Another important reason is the fear of having regrets afterwards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-218
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/JRS-1995-7306
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1995
Externally published	Yes

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