Adherence of Saudi women with epilepsy to folic acid intake in the preconceptional period in two tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh: A cross sectional study.
Adherence
Congenital anomalies
Epilepsy
Folic acid
Women with epilepsy
Journal
Epilepsy & behavior reports
ISSN: 2589-9864
Titre abrégé: Epilepsy Behav Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101750909
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
18
12
2021
revised:
27
02
2022
accepted:
02
03
2022
entrez:
1
4
2022
pubmed:
2
4
2022
medline:
2
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Antiseizure medication have been associated with an increasing risk of congenital anomalies. Medical authorities recommend taking folic acid during the pre-conceptional period to reduce the risk of congenital malformations in the newborns of women with epilepsy (WWE). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to measure the adherence of Saudi WWE to folic acid intake. We included WWE visiting outpatient epilepsy clinics in King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh between September 2017 and August 2018. By consecutive non-probability sampling, we identified 85 patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. The data were collected by a self-administrated questionnaire. We found that the mean age of the subjects was 33 ± 7.5 years. One third were university graduates. Eighty percent were aware of the role of folic acid in preventing congenital anomalies, and 63.9% were taking it during the preconceptional period. No association was found between educational level and adherence to folic acid intake. In conclusion, adherence to folic acid intake among Saudi WWE is not optimal. More efforts are needed to increase patient adherence to folic acid intake.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35360256
doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100532
pii: S2589-9864(22)00009-0
pmc: PMC8960949
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100532Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
We have no conflict of interest This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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