Kennis over en gebruik van periconceptioneel foliumzuur onder allochtone en westerse vrouwen, na de publiekscampagne in 1995 ; Awareness and periconceptional use of folic acid among non-western and western women in the Netherlands following the 1995 publicity campaign

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of ethnicity on the awareness and use of folic acid by pregnant women. DESIGN: Secondary data analysis. METHOD: Using the data on 1555 women, collected during a cross-sectional study conducted among pregnant women with good knowledge of the Dutch language in 1996, the authors determined what was known about the recommendation to use folic acid around the time of conception and what the actual use was. Women were defined as either 'western' or 'non-western' on the basis of the place of birth of the woman and her parents. RESULTS: Of the 1555 pregnant wome... Mehr ...