A randomized community intervention trial to increase awareness and knowledge of the role of periconceptional folate in women of child-bearing age.
Objectives To determine the effect of a consumer-directed information campaign to increase knowledge of folate for the prevention of neural tube defects among women of child-bearing age, and to measure women's recall of sources of information and knowledge about folate. Design A community randomized...
| Publicado en: | Health Expectations Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 255 - 266 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec99
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107099155&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107099155 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13696513 EVY jtl: Health Expectations issn: 13696513 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec99 vid: 2 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 107099155 2000024058 10.1046/j.1369-6513.1999.00064.x 107099155 ppf: 255 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A randomized community intervention trial to increase awareness and knowledge of the role of periconceptional folate in women of child-bearing age. aug: au: Watson MJ Watson LF Bell RJ Halliday JL Burford N Brennecke SP affil: Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, VIC 3053 Australia; e-mail: mwatson@ariel.its.unimelb.edu.au sug: subj: Folic Acid Pharmacodynamics Health Knowledge Neural Tube Defects Prevention and Control Clinical Trials P-Value Victoria Consumer Health Information Confidence Intervals Survey Research Data Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis Software Interviews Multiple Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Spina Bifida Prevention and Control Age Factors Socioeconomic Factors Adolescence Adult Female Funding Source Human Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Female ab: Objectives To determine the effect of a consumer-directed information campaign to increase knowledge of folate for the prevention of neural tube defects among women of child-bearing age, and to measure women's recall of sources of information and knowledge about folate. Design A community randomized trial. Setting Three matched pairs of geographically distinct Local Government Areas in the state of Victoria, Australia. Intervention Printed information recommending folate intake to decrease the risk of neural tube defects was disseminated to women of child-bearing age in three of the Local Government Areas selected randomly. Main outcome measure The proportion of women aware of the association between folate and spina bifida. Results Of 1197 women interviewed prior to the intervention, 12.4% (adjusted for the cluster and population sampling unit) were aware of folate and neural tube defects. After the intervention, there was not only a significant background increase of 3.4% (P=0.02) in folate awareness since the pre-intervention survey (n = 603), but also a significant additional increase of 4.0% (P=0.04) owing to the intervention itself (n = 603). Only 70% of women who were aware of folate knew the correct timing. Conclusions The provision of printed educational material can increase folate awareness among women of child-bearing age. A comprehensive, long-term and ongoing health promotion campaign including such material, together with initiatives by relevant health service providers and the food industry, could best address the current low levels of folate awareness among women of childbearing age. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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