High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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- 2026-08-20
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0356720,
title = {High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia},
author = {Birhane Alem Berihu and Hayelom Kebede Mekonen and Afework Mulugeta and Tony Magana and Yibrah Berhe Zelelow and Masresha Tessema and Feyissa Challa and Yohannes Belay and Mehari Meles and Wossene Habtu and Tigist Getahun and Yosef Tolcha and Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay},
year = {2026},
journal = {PLOS One},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0356720},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356720}
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TY - JOUR TI - High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia AU - Birhane Alem Berihu AU - Hayelom Kebede Mekonen AU - Afework Mulugeta AU - Tony Magana AU - Yibrah Berhe Zelelow AU - Masresha Tessema AU - Feyissa Challa AU - Yohannes Belay AU - Mehari Meles AU - Wossene Habtu AU - Tigist Getahun AU - Yosef Tolcha AU - Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay PY - 2026 JO - PLOS One DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0356720 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356720 ER -
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Berihu, B. A., Mekonen, H. K., Mulugeta, A., Magana, T., Zelelow, Y. B., Tessema, M., Challa, F., Belay, Y., Meles, M., Habtu, W., Getahun, T., Tolcha, Y., & Belay, T. G. (2026). High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356720
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