Alcohol, smoking, folic acid and multivitamin use among women attending maternity care in London: A cross-sectional study

Abstract Background: Person-centered maternity care is respectful and responsive care to individual women’s preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that their values guide all clinical decisions during childbirth. It is recognized as a key dimension of the quality of maternity care that increases client satisfaction and institutional delivery. However, little research has been conducted about person-centered maternity care in Ethiopia. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the status of person-centered maternity care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.Method: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa city. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from post-natal mothers selected by systematic random sampling. The data was coded and entered using Epi-data version 4.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariate and multivariable linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with person-centered maternity care. The strength of association between independent and dependent variables was reported by using unstandardized β at 95% CI and p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: In this study 384 mothers were participated with a response rate of 99.2%. The overall prevalence of person-centered maternity care was 65.8%. Respondents who had no ANC follow-up (β= -5.39, 95% CI: -10.52, -0.26), <4 ANC follow up (β= -3.99, 95% CI: -6.63, -1.36), night time delivery (β= -3.95, 95% CI: -5.91, -1.98) and complications during delivery (β= -3.18, 95% CI: -6.01, -0.35) were factors significantly associated with person-centered maternity care.Conclusion and Recommendations: The finding of this study showed that the proportion of person-centered maternity care among mothers who gave birth in public hospitals of Addis Ababa was high as compared to previous studies. The factors affecting person-centered maternity care are manageable to interventions. Therefore, Health care providers need to provide person-centered maternity care for all mothers.

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Association between homocysteine, vitamin B12, folic acid and erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study in China

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. e023003 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yang Chen ◽

Jie Li ◽

Tianyu Li ◽

Jianxiong Long ◽

Jinling Liao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Erectile Dysfunction ◽

Folic Acid ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Living Alone ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Two Parameters ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship

ObjectivesErectile dysfunction (ED) affects up to 53.4% of men aged 30–80 years. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between homocysteine (HCY), vitamin B12(B12), folic acid (FA) and ED.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingGuangxi, China.ParticipantsA total of 1381 participants who completed questionnaires were included, between September 2009 and December 2009.MeasuresED was evaluated by the International Index of Erectile Function scores. Also, the values of HCY, B12 and FA were acquired. Then, regression and between-group analyses were performed.ResultsNo association between FA and ED was found. Significant correlations between HCY and ED were found—the relationships between these two parameters were most notable in men aged over 60 years and in men living alone (bachelors or bachelorhood). B12 levels were higher in men with ED (718.53±234.37 pg/mL vs 688.74±229.68, p=0.015). Using multinomial logistic regression analyses, B12 levels were related to mild ED (multivariate adjusted analysis: OR 1.620, 95% CI 1.141 to 2.300, p=0.007), especially among men aged 40–49 years (OR 2.907, 95% CI 1.402 to 6.026, p=0.004).ConclusionsWe report, for the first time, a relationship between B12 levels and ED. We also found specific cohorts of men for whom the relationship between HCY levels and ED is most prominent. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these relationships—these may ultimately result in new therapies for ED.

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Folic acid supplementation in Italian women during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study conducted in general practice

Nutrition ◽

10.1016/j.nut.2020.110886 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79-80 ◽

pp. 110886 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Roberta Gazzino ◽

Walter Marrocco ◽

Antonio Pio D'Ingianna ◽

Eleonora Poggiogalle ◽

Anna Maria Giusti ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Practice ◽

Folic Acid ◽

Folic Acid Supplementation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Acid Supplementation ◽

Italian Women

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Predictors of preconceptional folic acid or multivitamin supplement use: a cross-sectional study of Danish pregnancy planners

Clinical Epidemiology ◽

10.2147/clep.s35463 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 259 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Heidi Cueto ◽

Riis ◽

Elizabeth Hatch ◽

Lauren Wise ◽

Rothman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Folic Acid ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Supplement Use ◽

Multivitamin Supplement

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Maternity Care Providers’ and Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Towards Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ◽

10.1016/s1701-2163(16)32825-0 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 404-410 ◽

Cited By ~ 95

Author(s):

Agnes Tong ◽

Anne Biringer ◽

Marianna Ofner-Agostini ◽

Ross Upshur ◽

Allison McGeer

Keyword(s):

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Maternity Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Providers ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Women's Knowledge ◽

Women’S Knowledge

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Prevalence and causes of anaemia in children aged 6–23 months in rural Qinghai, China: findings from a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e031021

Author(s):

Yiwen Huang ◽

Lijuan Wang ◽

Junsheng Huo ◽

Qiong Wu ◽

Wei Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Folic Acid ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Venous Blood ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Qinghai Province ◽

Outcomes Measures ◽

Younger Age ◽

Registration Number

ObjectiveTo investigate the current situation of anaemia among children aged 6–23 months in a rural county in China, and to explore the influencing factors and the main causes of anaemia.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingHuzhu County in Qinghai Province, ChinaParticipantsWe selected 38 sampled villages using Proportional to Population Size sampling method. We obtained the name list of children aged 6–23 months in each sampled village and planned to survey all the eligible children aged 6–23 months and their caregivers.Primary and secondary outcomes measuresThe prevalence of anaemia, the influencing factors of anaemia, the laboratory tests for biological causes of anaemia, including serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor, folic acid, homocysteine and vitamin B12.ResultsA total of 754 children aged 6–23 months and their caregivers were surveyed, and 183 anaemic children aged 12–23 months were collected venous blood sample. The anaemia prevalence of children aged 6–23 months in Huzhu County was 59.1%. Children of younger age (OR=0.968, 95% CI 0.940 to 0.998), Tibetan nationality (OR=3.123, 95% CI 1.473 to 6.623) and not introducing meat (OR=0.698, 95% CI 0.499 to 0.976) were more likely to be anaemic. More than 80% of children with anaemia were due to iron deficiency (ID), and 20.2% of them had both iron and folic acid deficiencies.ConclusionsThe anaemia prevalence of children aged 6–23 months in Huzhu County was high and children of younger age, Tibetan nationality and not introducing meat were more likely to be anaemic. The main cause of anaemia was nutritional anaemia, with the vast majority being ID. Interventions of feeding counselling and nutrients supplements are appropriate and should be further strengthened.Trial registration numberChiCTRPRC12002444.

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