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Prevalence and Determinants of Folic Acid Uptake among Women of Childbearing Age in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Nutakor, Lucy Makafui
dc.contributor.author Manortey, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-14T13:08:17Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-14T13:08:17Z
dc.date.issued 2022-10-09
dc.identifier.citation Lucy Makafui Nutakor & Stephen Manortey (2022) Prevalence and determinants of folic acid uptake among women of childbearing age in the Ho municipality of the volta region of Ghana, International Journal of Food Properties, 25:1, 2373-2380, DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2022.2135535 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10942912.2022.2135535
dc.identifier.uri http://41.204.63.118:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/47
dc.description Research Article en_US
dc.description.abstract Folic acid is an essential vitamin that is found in certain green lush vegetables, such as kale, spinach, and cabbage. An estimated 300,000 children are born with NTDs globally each year resulting in the death of approximately 88,000. Studies shows, preconceptional folic acid supplementation reduces the incidence of NTDs by more than 70%, however, adherence to supplementation remains low. This research explores the prevalence and determinants of Folic acid uptake among women of childbearing age in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. This is a cross-sectional study where a multi-stage probability sampling technique was used in selecting 317 study participants. Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression models were use to evaluate the effect of selected indicators on the uptake level of respondents on FA. A prevalence of 27.18% was determined. Ethnicity, occupation and availability of NHIS were associated with FA supplementation. Public health education strategies should be used to encourage FA use, increase awareness and knowledge on FA supplementation and pregnancy counseling to reduce the incidence of NTDs. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Food Properties en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 25;Number 1
dc.subject Folic Acid en_US
dc.subject Amino Acids en_US
dc.subject Folic Acid Reductase en_US
dc.subject Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase en_US
dc.subject Neural Tube en_US
dc.title Prevalence and Determinants of Folic Acid Uptake among Women of Childbearing Age in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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