title: Folic acid consumption among Missouri women in the periconceptional period.
abstract: Periconceptional folic acid consumption significantly reduces the risk for neural tube defects. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for poor periconceptional folic acid supplementation among Missouri women. Sixty-five percent of Missouri women reported not taking periconceptional multivitamins regularly. Unintended pregnancy (aOR = 0.49), maternal adolescent age (aOR = 0.44) and smoking before pregnancy (aOR = 0.53) were significantly associated with poor periconceptional multivitamin use. Folic acid interventions targeting specific sub-groups of women are needed in Missouri.
authors.affiliation: Section of Epidemiology for Public Health Practices, Division of Community and Public Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, USA. Venkata.Garikapaty@dhss.mo.gov
authors.forename: Venkata P S
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Garikapaty
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feyerharm
authors.forename: Baoping
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008603:Mental Health; D008923:Missouri; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016742:Preconception Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D005492:Folic Acid