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Categorical responses were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Adjusted and unadjusted logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between the clinical time spent on SB care and NTD prevalence awareness, controlling for sex, income region, pediatric training, and practice years, estimating odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 234 neurosurgeons (71% participation rate) responded from 64 countries. Respondents included 166 (77%) non-US residents practicing in non-high-income-country (non-HIC) (49%). Most were male (78%), 31-60 years old (80%), and urban-based (76%).\u00a0Approximately quarter were unaware of the NTD prevalence at the national (28%) or global (24%) level, or the effectiveness of folic acid fortification (FAF) (27%). About 17% reported NTD rates \u2265\u200920\/10,000 live births in their country. Neurosurgeons most often cited\u00a0supplementation pills (46%) and flour FAF (36%) as the most common strategies to prevent NTD pregnancies. They were more likely to prefer strategies based on flour FAF (48%) and salt FAF (35%). There was a significant positive association between practicing in non-HIC and spending \u2265\u200920% of clinical time caring for SB (aOR\u2009=\u20096.42, 95% CI\u2009=\u20092.66-15.46, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlights the need to improve awareness of NTD prevalence and preventive strategies among the neurosurgical community. There is a significant disparity in time spent on SB care between HIC and non-HIC countries. \u00a0Neurosurgeons can serve as key advocates for global and local SB prevention efforts, with particular emphasis on FAF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00381-025-06894-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,18]],"date-time":"2025-07-18T07:12:24Z","timestamp":1752822744000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A global survey of neurosurgeons\u2019 awareness of neural tube defect prevalence, prevention strategies, and their clinical time allocation to spina bifida care"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"41","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2863-5388","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anastasia","family":"Arynchyna-Smith","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2803-8030","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vijaya","family":"Kancherla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0563-1691","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Inmaculada","family":"Aban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9808-1774","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexander","family":"Arynchyn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2468-684X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pedram","family":"Maleknia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7896-7524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Becker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrzej","family":"Kulczycki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6244-4879","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jeffrey P.","family":"Blount","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"6894_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1111\/nyas.13548","volume":"1414","author":"H Blencowe","year":"2018","unstructured":"Blencowe H, Kancherla V, Moorthie S, Darlison MW, Modell B (2018) Estimates of global and regional prevalence of neural tube defects for 2015: a systematic analysis. 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