| AAU | Addis Ababa University |
| ALFA | Allele Frequency Aggregator |
| EPHI | Ethiopian Public Health Institute |
| HWE | Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| MAF | Mean Allele Frequency |
| MTHFR | Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NTD | Neural Tube Defect |
| ODK | Open Data Kit |
| OSU | Oklahoma State University |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RFC | Reduced Folate Carrier |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |