Table 1 Description of mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort perinatal study regarding the use of folic acid, iron salts or other vitamins and minerals (N = 4270 women)
Folic acid, iron salts or other vitamins and minerals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | IC 95% | |
Ethnicity | |||||
White | 3005 | 70.5 | 2765 | 92.0 | 91.0–93.0 |
Black | 680 | 15.9 | 607 | 89.2 | 86.9–91.6 |
Other | 578 | 13.5 | 510 | 88.2 | 85.6–90.9 |
Age (years) | |||||
< =19 years | 630 | 14.7 | 556 | 88.3 | 85.7–90.8 |
20–29 | 2021 | 47.3 | 1839 | 91.0 | 89.7–92.2 |
30–46 | 1618 | 37.9 | 1490 | 92.1 | 90.8–93.4 |
Education (years) | |||||
0–4 years | 394 | 9.2 | 321 | 81.5 | 77.6–85.3 |
5–8 | 1098 | 25.7 | 958 | 87.3 | 85.3–89.2 |
9–11 | 1463 | 34.3 | 1346 | 92.0 | 90.6–93.4 |
12 or more | 1314 | 30.8 | 1261 | 96.0 | 94.9–97.0 |
Family Income (multiple of minimum wage)a | |||||
≤ 1 | 548 | 12.8 | 464 | 84.6 | 81.6–87.6 |
1.1–3.0 | 2015 | 47.2 | 1810 | 89.8 | 88.5–91.1 |
3.1–6.0 | 1126 | 26.4 | 1054 | 93.6 | 92.2–95.0 |
6.1–10.0 | 316 | 7.4 | 299 | 94.6 | 92.1–97.1 |
> 10.0 | 263 | 6.2 | 258 | 98.1 | 96.4–99.8 |
Parity | |||||
1 | 2114 | 49.5 | 1988 | 94.0 | 93.0–95.0 |
2 | 1315 | 30.8 | 1206 | 91.7 | 90.2–93.2 |
3 | 472 | 11.1 | 409 | 86.7 | 83.6–89.7 |
4 or more | 367 | 8.6 | 282 | 76.8 | 72.5–81.2 |
Total | 4270 | 100 | 3886 | 91.0 | 90.1–91.8 |