Knowledge, awareness, and use of folic acid among women of childbearing age living in a peri-urban community in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

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Obed Akwaa Harrison
Idolo Ifie
Chikere Nkwonta
Bennett Atta Dzandu
Albert Owusu Gattor
Emma Efua Adimado
Kofi Kafui Odoi
Benedicta Aziavor
Firibu Kwesi Saalia
Matilda Steiner-Asiedu
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[1] University of Ghana,Department of Nutrition and Food Science
[2] University of Leeds,Department of Food Science
[3] University of Regensburg,Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry II
[4] Ghana Health Services,Institutional Care Division
[5] University of Ghana,Department of Education
[6] University of Ghana,Department of Food Process Engineering
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | / 24卷
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Folic acid; Folates; Vitamin B; Awareness; Knowledge; Neural tube defects;
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