Conocimientos acerca de la vitamina D y hábitos de prevención de su déficit en las consultas de atención primaria

Sanz, Micó; Calzada, Yolanda Gilaberte; Tabueña, Noemí Olona; Botaya, Rosa Magallón

doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2013.04.001

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“…Undergraduate health students are expected to be part of the solution against unawareness of vitamin D and calcium for proper health. The participants in current study, despite being health science students, still showed poor attitude and behavior towards the sources of calcium and vitamin D. Inadequate awareness and attitude regarding vitamin D were reported from studies conducted in healthcare participants both in Saudi Arabia [ 13 , 29 , 30 ] and worldwide [ 22 , 23 , 31 ]. Despite the good theoretical background in health science students, it was reported that vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in medical students [ 32 ].…”

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Response regarding the importance of vitamin D and calcium among undergraduate health sciences students in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

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Background Vitamin D and calcium are essential dietary components for human body, and their deficiency is linked to poor bone health and osteoporosis. Adequate knowledge of health staff regarding vitamin D and calcium is critical for general population awareness. The current work was to evaluate the awareness regarding the importance of vitamin D and calcium among undergraduate health science students in Al Kharj. Methods A self-distributed validated questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Undergraduate health science students in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University from the College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Dentistry, and College of Applied Medical Science were included in the study. Students between the age of 18 and 25 years have participated in the study. Results Four hundred fifty-seven undergraduate health science students participated in the study. The vast majority of students knew about the importance of calcium (96.7%) and vitamin D (95.4%), whereas only 89.4% knew about osteoporosis. The participant students reported in their answers that the sources of knowledge were the Internet (42.8%), physicians (41.5%), textbooks (21.2%), teachers (19.1%), family and relatives (18.3%), and/or other sources (6.1%). The overall attitude was poor in about (54%) of the participants showing gender differences regarding sun-exposure duration and supplementation of calcium and vitamin D. Conclusion The study revealed that both male and female undergraduate health science students in Al Kharj were familiar with the importance of vitamin D and calcium; however they reported improper attitude that warrants further health guidance and educational programs.

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