Abstract
This paper presents information on changes in awareness and knowledge of folic acid among women in Wales before and after the launch of a national folic acid campaign in 1996. Data were collected for quota samples between years 1995 and 1997. Encouragingly, the results show increased awareness for women of all ages and an improvement in knowledge of the benefits of folic acid following the launch of the campaign. Also, some evidence of increased self-reported use of folic acid is noted. However, some areas of concern are highlighted, such as a lack of knowledge among all women of the correct time to take folic acid, lower levels of awareness of folic acid in younger women and a gap in awareness between the lower and higher socio-economic groups.
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