Conocimiento y uso de ácido fólico periconcepcional: estudio comparativo entre puérperas adolescentes y adultas en Santiago de Chile / Knowledge and use of periconceptional folic acid
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
; 18(1): 11-18, 2007. tab
Article
em Es
| LILACS
| ID: lil-530285
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CL36.1
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
intake of Folic Acid (FA) before conception and during early pregnancy reduces the incidence of neural tube defects (NTD). In Chile the management of the pregnant adolescent women is a relevant public health problem. So, the aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and intake of FA in a sample of adolescent and older parturient.Methods:
a survey was conducted in one group of teenagers (group A) and another group of older puerperal (group B) corresponding to four public maternities of Santiago.Results:
finally, 79 teenagers and 263 older women were surveyed. Both groups showed a poor knowledge about the benefit of intake of FA during this period. Regarding the control before pregnancy, we found an attendance of 10.1 percent in the group A and 24.7 percent in the group B, whereas only 5.1 percent of the group A and 1.9 percent of the group B had an intake of FA according to the medical recommendation.Conclusion:
our patients have scanty information about the benefits of the periconceptional intake of FA. It seems necessary to design new methods and tools in order to increase the use of the FA in women of childbearing age, especially in the groups at risk for NTD.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Gravidez na Adolescência
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Anormalidades Congênitas
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Gravidez
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Ácido Fólico
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile