Published on in Vol 5, No 2 (2016): Apr-Jun

A Mixed-Method Study to Determine the Benefits of Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Effects of Folic Acid Deficiency in Mothers on Birth Outcomes

A Mixed-Method Study to Determine the Benefits of Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Effects of Folic Acid Deficiency in Mothers on Birth Outcomes

A Mixed-Method Study to Determine the Benefits of Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Effects of Folic Acid Deficiency in Mothers on Birth Outcomes

Venkata S Murthy Gudlavalleti   1 ;   Sunanda Reddy Kolli   2 ;   Sutapa B Neogi   3 ;   Samiksha Singh   1 ;   Komal Preet Allagh   1 ;   Neena John   1 ;   Srinivas Nallala   4 ;   Sudha Ramani   5 ;   Shamanna Bindiganavale Ramaswamy   6 ;   Pat Doyle   7 ;   Sanjay Kinra   8 ;   Andy Ness   9 ;   Dinesh Raj Pallepogula   1 ;   Hira B. Pant   1 ;   Smiksha Babbar   3 ;   Raghunath Reddy   10 ;   Rachna Singh   10

1 Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India

2 Centre for Applied Research and Education on Neurodevelopmental impairments and Disability-related health initiatives (CARENIDHI),, New delhi, India

3 Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi, Delhi, India

4 Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India

5 Indian Institute of Public Health- Bangalore, Bangalore, India

6 University of Hyderabad, School of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

7 Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

8 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

9 University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

10 Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi, India

Corresponding Author:

  • Komal Preet Allagh
  • Indian Institute of Public Health
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  • Hyderabad, 500033
  • India
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  • Email: komal.allagh@gmail.com