Table 3.
Relationship between knowledge and attitude scores regarding folic acid supplement recommendations during pregnancy.
| Statement | Attitude | n (%) | KS1 | p-value | KS2 | p-value | TKS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am familiar with the most recent | Agree | 24 (31.2) | 2.0 ± 0.24 | 0.42 | 4.8 ± 0.25 | 0.58 | 6.8 ± 0.34 | 0.35 |
| guideline | Unsure | 25 (32.5) | 1.6 ± 0.23 | 4.6 ± 0.25 | 6.2 ± 0.34 | |||
| Disagree | 28 (36.4) | 1.8 ± 0.22 | 4.4 ± 0.24 | 6.3 ± 0.32 | ||||
| There could be potential adverse effects | Agree | 21 (27.3) | 2.0 ± 0.26 | 0.45 | 4.7 ± 0.27 | 0.57 | 6.6 ± 0.37 | 0.26 |
| due to high FA intake during pregnancy | Unsure | 31 (40.3) | 1.6 ± 0.21 | 4.4 ± 0.22 | 6.0 ± 0.30 | |||
| Disagree | 25 (32.5) | 2.0 ± 0.23 | 4.8 ± 0.25 | 6.7 ± 0.34 | ||||
| High FA intake may negatively modify fetal | Agree | 15 (19.5) | 1.9 ± 0.30 | 0.87 | 4.6 ± 0.32 | 0.21 | 6.5 ± 0.44 | 0.54 |
| development | Unsure | 36 (46.8) | 1.75 ± 0.2 | 4.8 ± 0.21 | 6.6 ± 0.28 | |||
| Disagree | 26 (33.8) | 1.8 ± 0.23 | 4.3 ± 0.24 | 6.2 ± 0.33 | ||||
| Most PVS contain the recommended | Agree | 58 (75.3) | 2.0 ± 0.14a,c | 0.004 | 4.5 ± 0.16 | 0.42 | 6.6 ± 0.22 | 0.40 |
| amount of FA | Unsure | 9 (11.7) | 0.7 ± 0.37a | 5.1 ± 0.41 | 5.8 ± 0.56 | |||
| Disagree | 10 (13.0) | 1.7 ± 0.35b,c | 4.5 ± 0.4 | 6.2 ± 0 0.53 | ||||
| My recommendations are in line with the | Agree | 47 (61.0) | 2.0 ± 0.17 | 0.32 | 4.6 ± 0.18 | 0.57 | 6.6 ± 0.25 | 0.65 |
| most recent guideline | Unsure | 28 (36.4) | 1.6 ± 0.22 | 4.5 ± 0.24 | 6.2 ± 0.32 | |||
| Disagree | 2 (2.6) | 1.0 ± 0.82 | 5.5 ± 0.88 | 6.5 ± 1.20 | ||||
| I’m comfortable recommending PVS that | Agree | 12 (15.6) | 1.9 ± 0.34 | 0.82 | 5.2 ± 0.35 | 0.19 | 7.1 ± 0.48 | 0.26 |
| are not in line with the guideline | Unsure | 23 (29.9) | 1.7 ± 0.25 | 4.4 ± 0.26 | 6.1 ± 0.35 | |||
| Disagree | 42 (54.6) | 1.9 ± 0.18 | 4.5 ± 0.19 | 6.4 ± 0.26 |
P values were estimated using general linear models with Tukey’s post hoc test for subgroup comparisons. The letters indicate which attitude subgroups in response to statements were found to differ significantly. Subgroups with the same letters do not differ significantly while those with different letters do. FA = folic acid; PVS = prenatal vitamin/mineral supplement.
*The total knowledge score (TKS) is the sum of knowledge sub-scores one and two (KS1 and KS2, respectively) and they are presented as means ± SE.