Abstract
Purpose: Awareness and consumption of folic acid in the context of neural tube defect prevention among college women were assessed.
Methods: Subjects documented folic acid awareness and multivitamin consumption. Beliefs about folic acid before and after an educational intervention were characterized using the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Fetal Health Locus of Control Scale (FHLCS).
Results: Awareness of folic acid was not associated with multivitamin consumption. Belief variables were not associated with awareness or consumption of folic acid.
Conclusion: This study does not support educational interventions based on the HBM or FHLCS to increase multivitamin consumption among college women.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Quillin, J., Silberg, J., Board, P. et al. College women's awareness and consumption of folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects. Genet Med 2, 209–213 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1097/00125817-200007000-00002
Received:
Accepted:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00125817-200007000-00002
Keywords
This article is cited by
-
Improving awareness of preconception health among adolescents: experience of a school-based intervention in Lebanon
BMC Public Health (2014)
-
Undergraduate Student Awareness of Issues Related to Preconception Health and Pregnancy
Maternal and Child Health Journal (2008)
