| Title |
Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Uptake of Folic Acid Supplementation in Nearly Half a Million Women
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0089354 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jonathan P. Bestwick, Wayne J. Huttly, Joan K. Morris, Nicholas J. Wald |
| Abstract |
Taking folic acid supplements before pregnancy to reduce the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD) is especially important in countries without universal folic acid fortification. The extent of folic acid supplementation among women who had antenatal screening for Down's syndrome and NTDs at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London between 1999 and 2012 was assessed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 14% |
| Belgium | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 185 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 42 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 19% |
| Researcher | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 11% |
| Unknown | 55 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 12% |
| Unknown | 60 | 32% |