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Folic acid-containing supplement use among Canadian-born and immigrant women aged 15 to 55 years, 2015 to 2018, 2021 / by Fei-Ju Yang, Emily Hum and Nicole Aitken.CS82-625/2025001-1E-PDF

"Folic acid plays a vital role in preventing birth defects in babies. The benefits of taking folic acid are greatest in the early weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The proportion of folic acid-containing supplement users was generally low among women of reproductive age (15-55) in Canada. Approximately 1 in 5 Canadian-born women and 1 in 4 immigrant women reported using folic acid-containing supplement at the time of survey"--Summary, page 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleFolic acid-containing supplement use among Canadian-born and immigrant women aged 15 to 55 years, 2015 to 2018, 2021 / by Fei-Ju Yang, Emily Hum and Nicole Aitken.
Series title
  • Health fact sheets, 1920-9118
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: La prise de suppléments d'acide folique chez les femmes nées au Canada et les immigrantes âgées de 15 à 55 ans, 2015 à 2018 et 2021.
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 8).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, March 26, 2025.
  • ©2025
Author / Contributor
  • Yang, Fei-Ju, author.
Description1 online resource (8 pages) : graphs.
ISBN9780660751580
Catalogue number
  • CS82-625/2025001-1E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number82-625-X202500100001
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