Multivitamin Use Among Hispanic Women of Reproductive Age in the United States, 2013-2022.

ABSTRACT: Background: The U.S. Public Health Service and the Institute of Medicine recommend that all women capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 μg of folic acid daily to help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs). Hispanic women are at higher risk of having babies with NTDs than non-Hispanic White women. This study assessed multivitamin (MV) use, a main source of folic acid, among Hispanic women of reproductive age using a survey of solely U.S. Hispanic adults. Materials and Methods: MV use was assessed as part of Porter Novelli's Estilos survey, fielded annually through the largest online U.S. Hispanic panel, Offerwise's QueOpinas. During the study period of 2013-2022, 9,999 surveys were completed; selection was weighted to match the U.S. Census American Communi

SUBMITTER: Long K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11135340 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature