Abstract:
To study some risk factors for folic acid deficiency in adolescent girls and women of childbearing age. 150
adolescent girls of 12-18 years old and 96 women of childbearing age who were on a regular basis with various
gastrointestinal pathologies. In patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases and chronic hepatitis, FC indicators are
significantly reduced, compared with healthy ones 9.15±0.16 ng/ ml and 13.23±0.32 ng/ml, respectively (p< 0.01). Folic acid
indices in those examined with helminthiases (enterobiosis, giardiasis, hymenolepidosis, ascariasis) and without
helminthiases do not significantly differ 11.95±0.26 ng/ml and 12.13±0.23 ng/ml, respectively (p> 0.05). A significant
difference in the indicators of folic acid was found in patients daily consuming greens, legumes, fortified flour, compared
with those who rarely consume them 12.73±0.18 ng/ml and 8.11±0.20 ng/ml, respectively (p< 0.01).
