The compliance of free folic acid supplements among pregnant women in rural areas of Northwestern China: The role of related knowledge

• Main Authors: Jie Yang (Author), Zulihumaer Reheman (Author), Yunjie Liu (Author), Yuan Wang (Author), Nan Wang (Author), Jinbiao Ye (Author), Yangyuan Li (Author), Jingchun Nie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHigh prevalence of neural tube defects remains one of the major threats to newborns in rural China. Folic acid supplementation before and during early pregnancy can effectively reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Despite the efforts of the free folic acid mass distribution, the actual...