Table 3.

Comparison of the intervention group with the control group regarding folic acid use among rural women after intervention.

Folic Acid Use	Control Group	Intervention Group	Chi-Square	p
	194 (68.6%)	239 (85.4%)	22.38	<0.01
Complied with folic acid supplement recommendations during the three months before pregnancy	57 (29.4%)	141 (59.2%)	38.39	<0.01
Complied with folic acid supplement recommendations during the first trimester	53 (27.7%)	133 (56.3%)	35.14	<0.01
Complied with folic acid supplement recommendations from 3 months before to 3 months after conception	32 (17.0%)	93 (41.7%)	29.36	<0.01