Demographic variations and temporal trends in prenatal use of multiple micronutrient supplements in Beijing, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide updated information about demographic variations and temporal trends in the prenatal use of multiple micronutrient (MMN) supplements in the metropolitan areas of China.

Design

Descriptive analysis of routine prenatal healthcare data between 2013 and 2017.

Setting

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.

Participants

A total of 197 346 pregnant women who attended their first prenatal care visit and provided information about MMN supplementation during the periconceptional period.

Results

Of these pregnant women, 60·6 % reported consuming prenatal MMN supplements. In multivariate-adjusted models, there were significant gradients of age, education and parity in prenatal MMN supplementation, with the highest likelihood of MMN use among the old

SUBMITTER: Bian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195450 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature