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Folic acid's role in preventing stroke
A trial in rural India noted a significant increase in serum folate concentration from folic acid-fortified iodized salt.
Extensive study authored by Musharraf et. al. re: impediments to maternal care in Pakistan
Prospective cohort study of 600 women in Tanzania concurrent with the initiation of food fortification with 1 year follow-up
This paper describes folic acid intake in women in Gulu district in northern Uganda.
Is supplemental folic acid useful in treating sickle cell disease?
Guidance for the use of iodised salt in processed foods and its pilot implementation
A folic acid prescription pattern was examined for high-risk mothers whose children received spina bifida surgery in an urban Ethiopian hospital.
2016 cost-benefit analysis of NTD prevention
Review of literature to estimate global prevalence of NTDs.
"A comprehensive literature search for observational studies was conducted in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases."
Cross-sectional study of NTD prevalence in Nicaragua from 206-2018
"Mandatory fortification should be urgently implemented in all countries to prevent epidemics of FAP SBA."
"There is high potential to prevent FAP SBA using folic acid-fortified iodized salt."
Results of 1984 study (14.5 per 10K births)
Goal: estimate proportional reductions in current stillbirth and child mortality rates in Ethiopia through folic acid-based interventions to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly.
Identifying countries to benefit from mandatory fortification of wheat flour and rice.
Determined the prevalence of folate deficiency and folate-deficiency anemia within a sample of the Reasons for Geo- graphic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort.
A call to pediatricians to prevent SB-F
Argument for large scale fortification to prevent NTDs for women of childbearing age
