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

Birhane Alem Berihu, Hayelom Kebede Mekonen, Afework Mulugeta, Tony Magana, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Masresha Tessema, Feyissa Challa, Yohannes Belay, Mehari Meles, Wossene Habtu, Tigist Getahun, Yosef Tolcha, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay

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10.1371/journal.pone.0356720
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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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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
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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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