Study On Knowledge Attitude And Use Of Folic Acid And Influence Factors In Periconceptional Women

Aims:To understand the knowledge and intake status of folic acid among the periconceptional women, consider the influence factors of the knowledge and intake status of folic acid, discuss the effective chanisms of how to raise the intake and compliance rate of folic acid.Methods:Women who were pregnant after three months and had delivered in one year were selected as subjects and investigated face to face with anonymous questionnaire survey.Results:The awareness rate of knowledge about neural tube defects is 36.39%, the awareness rate of knowledge about folic acid is 62.18%. The rate of self-reported intake folic acid, actually intake rate and effecitively intake rate are 38.44%,25.36%,10.55%, respectively. The influence factors of awareness about folic acid are respectively health education, education levels and income.The factors which influence the self-reported folic acid intake rate are knowledge about folic acid, abortion history, times of abortion, family cognize level and accepted health education. However, the factors which influence the folic acid intake rate are knowledge about folic acid, abortion history, family cognize level and accepted health education. The factors influence the folic acid effectively intake rate are knowledge about folic acid, planning pregnancy, family cognize level, accepted health education and check before pregnant.Conclusion:Effective folic acid intake rate among periconceptional women is still very low, the knowledge about folic acid of periconceptional women need to increase, and the chances that pregnant women get folic acid need to be optimized.Health education should focus on these periconceptional women who are in the younger or old age group, low education, low income. Folic acid is Vitamins health products and the best intaking time is important for health education professionals.