Research Article
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice among Women and Doctors Concerning the Use of Folic Acid
Table 4
Comparison of gynecologists and family physicians as to recommendations to take folic acid prior to conception and during pregnancy.
| | Extent of recommendation | Gynecologists (%) | Family physicians
(%) | |
| | Prior to conception | | | | | Always | 33 (87) | 36 (60) | .05 | | Almost always | 5 (13) | 19 (32) | | Rarely | — | 5 (8) |
| | During pregnancy | | | | | Always | 33 (84) | 44 (73) | NS | | Almost always | 5 (13) | 14 (23) | | Rarely | 1 (3) | 2 (4) |
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