title: [Factors associated with folic acid use during pregnancy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy and to identify maternal factors associated with its consumption.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study with 280 women from the city of Diamantina (MG), Brazil. The dependent variable was use of a folic acid supplement during pregnancy, and the independent variables were age and maternal schooling, number of prenatal care visits, parity, marital status and presence or absence of anemia. Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the association of independent variables with the dependent variable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with less education, adolescents, and number of prenatal visits less than seven were 1.61 (95%CI=1.34-1.93), 1.18 (95%CI=1.03-1.35) e 1.18 (95%CI=1.02-1.37) more likely not to consume the supplement during pregnancy, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of consumption of folic acid among pregnant women was low, associated with maternal age and education and number of prenatal visits.
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Unidas do Vale do Araguaia, Barra do Garças, MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Davianne de Queiroz
authors.initials: Dde Q
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Flávio Cunha
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: de Faria
authors.forename: Luciana Neri
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Angelina do Carmo
authors.initials: Ado C
authors.lastname: Lessa
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid