Awareness and Practice of Female University Students towards Vitamin D And Its Deficiency in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia, 2017
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent and important worldwide health problem especially in KSA. This pandemic of hypovitaminosis D can mainly be attributed to lifestyle (for example, reduced outdoor activities) and environmental (for example, air pollution) factors that reduce exposure to sunlight, which is required for ultraviolet-B (UVB) induced vitamin D production in the skin. Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of Awareness and Practice of Female University Students towards Vitamin D and Its Deficiency in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia, 2017. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional institutional based study using questionnaires included 28 questions which had been distributed randomly among female population in scientific colleges in Majmaah University of total 360 students. Results: The mean age category of participants was (21-25 years) which account (52.2%) The majority of participants aware about vitamin d deficiency 353 (98.1). about Three-quarters of students had good knowledge 256 (71.1%) while 104 (28.8%) had poor knowledge. More than half of students 204 (56.7%) had a good practice regard Vitamin D while 156 (43.3%) had a poor practice. The estimated prevalence of vitamin D Deficiency among female students were 126 (35%). 76 (21.1%) of them have bone and joint pain while 30(8.3%) of them have depression. Conclusion: The majority of female students are aware of vitamin D importance in health and deficiency. over all the study found there is a good knowledge and practice toward Vitamin D and its deficiency among female students.
Authors and Affiliations
Raseel Addulaziz Aljthalin, Raneem Addulaziz Aljthalin, Arwa Sulaiman Aljaghwani, Dareen Abdulelah Alanazi, Afnan Sultan Alsultan, Huda Abdelrahman Hakim
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.2.050
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