Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Vitamin D Among Students of Saidu Medical College, Swat

Haq, Fazale; Khan, Rukhsana; Mustehsan, Zille Huma

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“…In the current study, most of the participants had excellent knowledge about vitamin D (95.10%). The results are consistent with other study results 17,18 . In those studies the enrolled samples were medical students, this could explain their good level of knowledge about vitamin D 17,18 .…”

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“…The majority of the students were aware of the fact that sunlight is one of the main sources of vitamin D (97.9%). These findings are comparable with other studies 14,18 . Despite the awareness of the study participants about the role of sunlight in endogenous vitamin D synthesis, only 10.5% of the participants reported outdoor activities in their daily life.…”

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Health Status and Knowledge of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Female Pharmacy and Dentistry Students in Ajman, Uae

Edis¹,

Bloukh²,

Qassim³

et al. 2018

Int. Res. J. Pharm.

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Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the level of knowledge of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and to assess the factors affecting the knowledge score among female pharmacy and dentistry students in Ajman, UAE. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted at Ajman University (AU) with a total of 390 pharmacy and dentistry students surveyed from October 2015 to February 2016. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 24. Correlation tests were used to determine the association between the knowledge scores and the sociodemographic data. In addition, the Chi-square test was included in the data analysis. p-value < 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The majority of the participants were first year students in Ajman University and have a high level of knowledge about vitamin D deficiency. About forty-three percent (42.5%) were already diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency. 97.9% think that sunshine is an important source of vitamin D, while 92.6% are aware that healthy sun exposure depends on factors like time of the day, exposure duration, direct exposure and the necessity of exposing specific body parts to produce optimally vitamin D in the body. Still, the majority of the students (89.5%) spent most of their time indoors. Conclusion: Although AU pharmacy and dental students have sufficient knowledge about VDD, many are diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency or complain about its symptoms. Students have to implement strategies for the prevention or treatment of VDD. Students need to be encouraged to transfer classroom knowledge more efficiently to practice.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Health Status and Knowledge of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Female Pharmacy and Dentistry Students in Ajman, Uae

Edis¹,

Bloukh²,

Qassim³

et al. 2018

Int. Res. J. Pharm.

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“…Of the 575 respondents, 64.8% knew about vitamin D and its role in health; 57.4% correctly identified the sun as a source of vitamin D, 55.1% knew its effects on health and 5.8% knew about food sources of vitamin D; nevertheless, their specific knowledge of dietary food sources was poor. A lack of consistency was observed between attitude towards sunlight exposure and knowledge of vitamin D. Haq et al (2017), in their study among medical college students in Swat, Pakistan, found that student's knowledge about vitamin D was good but their attitude towards sun exposure and dietary practices did not correspond to their knowledge.…”

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Community-based social and demographic assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices and medical conditions related to vitamin D deficiency in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

et al. 2021

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Vitamin D is an important nutrient for bone health, and vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of various diseases. Gilgit Baltistan, the northern-most area of Pakistan, has a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, despite many nutritional and food safety programmes. The present study aimed to find how knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with vitamin D related to the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among people residing in different areas of Gilgit Baltistan. The cross-sectional study was descriptive and used data from a survey carried out between February 2019 and December 2020 on individuals of both sexes aged 10 years or over in Gilgit Baltistan. Of the 575 survey participants, 306 (53.2%) had experienced signs and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, i.e. tiredness, fatigue and bone weakness. Approximately 64.8% had some general knowledge of vitamin D and its relation to health. Participants aged 19–25 years had the highest scores on knowledge of vitamin D. Only 22.7% of interviewees had ever taken any supplements and only 25.6% often exposed themselves to sunlight. Females’ mean knowledge score (28.7; SD 7.02) was higher than that of males (24; SD 9.01). A lack of consistency was observed between attitude towards daylight exposure and knowledge of vitamin D. There was a large correlation between knowledge and attitude (p = 0.001), while a non-significant association was demonstrated between knowledge and practices (p = 0.1). Better knowledge, attitude and practices by people living in cities or more-developed regions indicates that education can be an effective way to provide awareness regarding micronutrient deficiencies. More emphasis is needed on enhancing knowledge, awareness and practices associated with vitamin D deficiency in rural areas of Pakistan. It is strongly recommended that an awareness campaign on micronutrients is launched in both rural and urban areas of Pakistan, concentrating on poor socioeconomic settings.

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“…The study showed that health care workers working in Addis Ababa and rural highland areas in Ethiopia has a better practice of adult vitamin D service compared with those living in rural lowland areas which could be related to the physicians misunderstanding that people living in arid lowland areas have a better access to sunlight exposure though studies in the middle East indicated the opposite (12,34).…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Mekonnen

Feleke

Desalegn

et al. 2020

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Background: Vitamin D is essential for health and its shortage exacerbate overall mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) need to educate on its uses and sources although studies indicate their low level of practice. The main aim of this study is therefore to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs in Ethiopia.Methods: This study was conducted in three ecologies covering lowland, midland and highland districts. A total of 405 health care workers with different levels were interviewed. Tablets were used for data collection to archive in a cloud server. Data were exported to Stata version 14 software for cleaning and analysis. Rates were computed and Chi-square test was used to compare differences between the two groups. Binary logistic regression was used to measure the strength, direction and significance of association between different covariates and the practice of HCWs.Result: The level of knowledge, positive attitude and good practice in measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs was 210(51.8%), 261(63.5%) and 195(47.4%) respectively. The odds of good practice in the provision of adult vitamin D service were AOR=6.87: 95% CI (3.57, 13.21) and AOR= 2.20: 95% CI (1.23, 3.92) times higher among HCWs in Addis Ababa and highlands compared with those working in lowlands. Good practice among clinicians was AOR=4.26: 95% CI (1.48, 12.25) times higher compared with those working in leadership positions. The likelihood was AOR=1.96: 95% CI (1.19, 3.23) times higher among those with good knowledge compared with those with poor knowledge. Besides, good practice in adult vitamin D service provision was AOR=2.30: 95% CI (1.40, 3.78) times higher among those with positive attitude compared with those who had negative attitude.Conclusions: A little over half of HCWs have good knowledge and close to two-third of them has positive attitude while less than half of them have good practice on adult vitamin D deficiency. Besides, HCWs residential ecology, clinical position, knowledge and attitude is associated with good practice on adult vitamin D. It is essential to provide rigorous and continues training for HCWs focusing on their deployment ecology.

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Vitamin D Among Students of Saidu Medical College, Swat

Cited by 5 publications

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Health Status and Knowledge of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Female Pharmacy and Dentistry Students in Ajman, Uae

Health Status and Knowledge of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Female Pharmacy and Dentistry Students in Ajman, Uae

Community-based social and demographic assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices and medical conditions related to vitamin D deficiency in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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