Folic acid awareness and usage among females at Saudi Electronic University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study evaluates awareness of folic acid and neural tube defects, use of folic acid and knowledge of folic acid usage among female university students in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Jeddah branch of Saudi Electronic University. A total of 400 female students in the 19-45 years age group were contacted to participate in the study using a convenience sampling method. Eighty-eight students refused to participate, so 312 students were included in the study. Demographic characteristics of participants and their awareness, usage and knowledge of folic acid are presented as frequencies and percentages. Logistic regression analysis was used to compute crude odds ratios to show the association between demographic fact

SUBMITTER: Al-Mohaithef M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826106 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature