Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Prescribed for folic acid supplement for current pregnancy (NÂ =Â 417) | Yes | 229 | 54.9 |
No | 188 | 45.1 | |
Do you take as recommended(NÂ =Â 229) | yes I took as recommended | 177 | 77.3 |
sometimes I forgot | 25 | 10.9 | |
Interrupted | 15 | 6.6 | |
I never took FA | 12 | 5.2 | |
When do you start to take folic acid (NÂ =Â 229) | before I become pregnant | 8 | 3.5 |
first trimester | 26 | 11.5 | |
Second trimester | 118 | 51.1 | |
Third trimester | 77 | 33.9 | |
Total month of folic acid intake(NÂ =Â 217) | Less than 1Â month | 15 | 6.9 |
1–3 month | 181 | 83.9 | |
4–6 month | 16 | 6.9 | |
7Â month and above | 5 | 2.3 | |
Level of folic acid awareness | Uninformed | 328 | 78.7 |
Somewhat informed | 39 | 9.4 | |
Informed | 50 | 12 | |
Total user of folic acid | Yes | 202 | 48.7 |
No | 214 | 51.3 | |
Folic acid user for NTD prevention | Yes | 8 | 1.9 |
No | 409 | 98.1 |