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Survey on awareness of folic acid recognition and intake by female students
Author(s) -
Matsuo Takuya,
Kagohashi Yukiko,
Senga Yasuko,
Fukuda Hiromi,
Shinozaki Keiko,
Takemori Kumiko,
Otani Hiroki,
Kondo Atsuo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
congenital anomalies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-4520
pISSN - 0914-3505
DOI - 10.1111/cga.12224
Subject(s) - folic acid , medicine , folic acid supplementation , neural tube , physiology , environmental health , biology , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology
To reduce the risk of neural tube defects, studies have been conducted on female students of medical services, nutritional science, and nursery education that investigated the awareness of folic acid by using questionnaires. Many investigators have suggested the need to provide detailed information about the awareness of folic acid and knowledge about folic acid intake and neural tube defect risk reduction. The dietary habits of female students showed a positive correlation with their estimated folic acid intake, suggesting that improvements in dietary habits are associated with the consumption of folic acid. The importance of folic acid intake must be more aggressively promoted among female students. Thus, many learning opportunities should be provided for such students to help increase their folic acid intake.