Investigating continuation of folic acid supplementation during peri-conceptional period: a community-based cross-sectional study

Mao, Yanyan; Hu, Hong; Chen, Dongyan; Fang, Yuhang; Liu, Jun; Li, Min; Zhou, Weijin

doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01564-5

Reproductive Health

Table 2 Association between peri-conceptional folic acid supplementation and characteristics of children and their parents (n = 396)

From: Investigating continuation of folic acid supplementation during peri-conceptional period: a community-based cross-sectional study

	FA supplementation during peri-conception period						\({\chi }^{2}\)	\(P\)
	No supplementation		Sub-optimal supplementation		Optimal supplementation
	(n = 88)		(n = 188)		(n = 120)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Maternal age (years)							13.03	0.001
< 30	59	67.05	115	61.17	53	44.17
≥ 30	29	32.95	73	38.83	67	55.83
Maternal household registration							12.92	0.002
Local	40	45.45	125	66.49	80	66.67
Non-local	48	54.55	63	33.51	40	33.33
Maternal education							6.90	0.032
High school or below	15	17.05	19	10.11	7	5.83
College or above	73	82.95	169	89.89	113	94.17
Gravidity							2.83	0.243
0	64	72.73	134	71.28	76	63.33
1 ~	24	27.27	54	28.72	44	36.67
Maternal BMI before pregnancy (\(kg/{m}^{2}\))							5.79	0.216
< 18.5	19	21.59	30	15.96	27	22.50
18.5–23.9	56	63.64	142	75.53	82	68.33
> 23.9	13	14.77	16	8.51	11	9.17
Previous pregnancy complication^a							6.108	0.047
No	76	86.36	157	83.51	89	74.17
Yes	12	13.64	31	16.49	31	25.83
Utilization of pre-conception health care							21.93	< 0.001
No	57	64.77	129	68.62	51	42.50
Yes	31	35.23	59	31.38	69	57.50
Utilization of antenatal care							26.77	< 0.001
No	27	30.68	18	9.57	10	8.33
Yes	61	69.32	170	90.43	110	91.67
Paternal age (years)							7.43	0.024
< 30	49	55.68	84	44.68	44	36.67
≥ 30	39	44.32	104	55.32	76	63.33
Paternal household registration							11.86	0.003
Local	47	53.41	136	72.34	88	73.33
Non-local	41	46.59	52	27.66	32	26.67
Paternal education							5.36	0.068
High school or below	13	14.77	15	7.98	7	5.83
College or above	75	85.23	173	92.02	113	94.17
Paternal monthly income (× 10 000 ¥^b)							9.43	0.009
≤ 1	54	61.36	96	51.06	48	40.00
> 1	34	38.64	92	48.94	72	60.00
Annual household income (× 10 000 ¥^b)							6.87	0.032
< 20	63	71.59	107	56.91	66	55.00
≥ 20	25	28.41	81	43.09	54	45.00
Family SES							23.48	0.001
G1	12	13.64	54	28.72	33	27.50
G2	25	28.41	67	35.64	49	40.83
G3	13	14.77	27	14.36	17	14.17
G4	38	43.18	40	21.28	21	17.50

^aPrevious pregnancy complication includes stillbirth and spontaneous or induced abortion
^b ¥, Chinese Yuan

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