Trends in Multivitamin Use Among Women of Reproductive Age: United States, 2006–2016

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• Alternative Title:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt)
• Personal Author:
  Wong, Eugene C. ; Rose, Charles E. ; Flores, Alina L. ; Yeung, Lorraine F.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Women of reproductive age can consume 0.4 milligrams of folic acid daily to reduce the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancy. Multivitamins ( MVs) are one source of folic acid.
  
  Materials and Methods:
  
  Using HealthStyles survey data (n = 9268), we assessed change in prevalence of MV use during 2006–2016 among women by age (18–24, 25–34, and 35–44 years), race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic [NH] white, NH black, Hispanic), and pregnancy status (trying to get pregnant, not pregnant nor trying to get pregnant, and pregnant) using log-binomial regression.
  
  Results:
  
  Daily MV consumption decreased overall from 32.7% to 23.6% during 2006–2016 for women aged 18–44 years ( p for trend <0.001). Age-specific decreases were seen in women aged 25–34 years (2006: 34.1%; 2016: 23.7%; p < 0.001) and 35–44 years (2006: 37.3%; 2016: 27.1%; p < 0.001). Decreases in daily MV intake were found among NH whites (2006: 35.4%; 2016: 24.9%; p < 0.001) and Hispanics (2006: 30.6%; 2016: 22.1%; p < 0.001), but remained unchanged among NH blacks (2006: 23.7%; 2016: 21.8%; p = 0.87). Daily MV intake remained unchanged for women trying to get pregnant (2006: 40.2%; 2012: 38.3%; p = 0.19), decreased for women not pregnant nor trying to get pregnant (2006: 31.3%; 2012: 21.3%; p < 0.001), and fluctuated for pregnant women (2006: 53.8%; 2012: 71.0%; p = 0.21). Prevalence of no MV consumption increased significantly across all age and race/ethnicity groups.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Overall MV intake decreased for the past decade and varied by age, race/ethnicity, and pregnancy status. Innovative messaging and targeted interventions for increasing folic acid intake are needed to reduce NTDs.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Black Or African American Dietary Supplements Ethnicity Female Folic Acid Health Surveys Hispanic Or Latino Humans Neural Tube Defects Preconception Care Pregnancy Pregnant Women Prenatal Care Prevalence Vitamins White Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt). 28(1):37-45
• Pubmed ID:
  30620242
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8842841
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:5a64e74f2ed0eaa63df83ed652f2e1dd7b72f396ef34638b569677f65c268977
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114467/cdc_114467_DS1.pdf
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