title: Survey on awareness of folic acid recognition and intake by female students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Basic Medical Science, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Sayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6113-3622
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Nutrition, The Shimane University, Matsue, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagohashi
authors.affiliation: The former Department of Human Life Studies, Shoin-higashi Junior College, Higashiosaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Senga
authors.affiliation: Department of School Health Science, Aichi University of Education, Kariya, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.affiliation: The former Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kindai University Faculty of Agriculture, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takemori
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Atsuta Rehabilitation Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6591-2527
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D040443:Students, Public Health / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid
keywords: awareness; education; female students; folic acid; neural tube defects