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Systematic random sampling methods were used, and after each respondent's signed consent, a row of data was gathered using pretested self-administered questionnaires. The data was coded, interred to Epi Data 4.6.0.6 and transferred to Statistical Package for Social Sciences 27 software. Then a binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis method was used to show the associated variables with FA prescribing practice using a confidence interval (CI) of 95% and a significance value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The total prevalence of FA prescribing practice during the periconceptional period was 64.4% [95% CI (59.68\u201369.12)]. But those prescribed during the protective period were 26.7%. Ever since the birth of a neonate with NTDs, not prescribing a dose of 4 mg of FA for women with NTD, the type of women for whom FA was prescribed were associated with FA prescribing practice during the protective period.\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The healthcare professional's prescribing practice during the protective period was still low and needs more attention to strengthen FA supplements.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/02601060241273657","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,14]],"date-time":"2024-08-14T10:33:10Z","timestamp":1723631590000},"page":"1047-1054","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Folic acid supplement prescribing practice during the protective period and its associated factors among health professionals in selected governmental health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Yaschalew","family":"Mengist","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopian Defense Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hana","family":"Lijaemiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing &amp; Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1044-1243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jembere Tesfaye","family":"Deressa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing &amp; Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","first-page":"944","article-title":"Health behaviors of health practitioners about folic acid in Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran","volume":"12","author":"Abedi FAaSE G","year":"2011","unstructured":"Abedi FAaSE G (2011) Health behaviors of health practitioners about folic acid in Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran. 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