[Research on knowledge attitude to multi-micronutrient supplement intakes among childbearing aged women in rural China].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the knowledge and attitude to multi-micronutrient supplements (MMS) among rural childbearing aged women. To explore the effective channel for MMS implementation in rural childbearing aged women.


METHODS
10239 rural women of childbearing age were chosen from the National Food and Nutrition Surveillance sentinel sites. They were interviewed on the questions ahout their recognition of MMS' effects, their affordability of consuming MMS and the media of promotion and sales through which they access to MMS.


RESULTS
The percentages of the women who are aware of the health benefits of MMS intake before and after pregnancy in general rural and poor rural areas were 64.44% and 65.78% respectively. However, 35.12% of general rural women and 22.29% of poor rural women deemed that they would not take MMS. Regarding the affordability of MMS for one month, the price levels of CNY30 and CNY20 were affordable for the women in general rural area, and poor rural area respectively. As for the access media, all the interviewed women deemed that healthcare services were the most reliable media to access both information and MMS themselves. Among general rural and poor rural women, the percentages of people who trusted the information coming from healthcare services most were 73.43%, 57.65% respectively, and percentages of people who were tending to purchase MMS from healthcare services most were 82.87%, 67.85%.


CONCLUSIONS
The survey provided the scientific information about the MMS distribution in rural childbearing aged women.
Chang
Suying
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
He
Wu
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Chen
Chunming
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D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014932:Women's Health Services; D055815:Young Adult
D018977:Micronutrients; D014815:Vitamins