Adherence of Saudi women with epilepsy to folic acid intake in the preconceptional period in two tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh: A cross sectional study

Ali Alanazi; Ahmed Alqahtani; Mohammad Alfahadi; Saleh Alduhayan; Abdulaziz Alfadhel; Waleed Alharbi; Raghad Alharthi; Emad Masuadi; Majed Alhameed; Ahmad Abulaban

doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100532

Adherence of Saudi women with epilepsy to folic acid intake in the preconceptional period in two tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh: A cross sectional study

Ali Alanazi, Ahmed Alqahtani, Mohammad Alfahadi, Saleh Alduhayan, Abdulaziz Alfadhel, Waleed Alharbi, Raghad Alharthi, Emad Masuadi, Majed Alhameed, Ahmad Abulaban

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Antiseizure medication have been associated with an increasing risk of congenital anomalies. Medical authorities recommend taking folic acid during the pre-conceptional period to reduce the risk of congenital malformations in the newborns of women with epilepsy (WWE). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to measure the adherence of Saudi WWE to folic acid intake. We included WWE visiting outpatient epilepsy clinics in King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh between September 2017 and August 2018. By consecutive non-probability sampling, we identified 85 patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. The data were collected by a self-administrated questionnaire. We found that the mean age of the subjects was 33 ± 7.5 years. One third were university graduates. Eighty percent were aware of the role of folic acid in preventing congenital anomalies, and 63.9% were taking it during the preconceptional period. No association was found between educational level and adherence to folic acid intake. In conclusion, adherence to folic acid intake among Saudi WWE is not optimal. More efforts are needed to increase patient adherence to folic acid intake.

Original language	English
Article number	100532
Journal	Epilepsy and Behavior Reports
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100532
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adherence
Congenital anomalies
Epilepsy
Folic acid
Women with epilepsy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Alanazi, A., Alqahtani, A., Alfahadi, M., Alduhayan, S., Alfadhel, A., Alharbi, W., Alharthi, R., Masuadi, E., Alhameed, M., & Abulaban, A. (2022). Adherence of Saudi women with epilepsy to folic acid intake in the preconceptional period in two tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh: A cross sectional study. Epilepsy and Behavior Reports, 18, Article 100532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100532

Alanazi, A, Alqahtani, A, Alfahadi, M, Alduhayan, S, Alfadhel, A, Alharbi, W, Alharthi, R, Masuadi, E, Alhameed, M & Abulaban, A 2022, 'Adherence of Saudi women with epilepsy to folic acid intake in the preconceptional period in two tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh: A cross sectional study', Epilepsy and Behavior Reports, vol. 18, 100532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100532

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