Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Management: Awareness among Indian Medical Undergraduates
المؤلفون المشاركون
Lhamo, Yangshen
Chugh, Preeta Kaur
Gautam, Sandhya R.
Tripathi, C. D.
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-04-03
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent across all age groups in epidemic proportions.
The purpose of this study was to acquire a baseline assessment and create awareness among medical students regarding vitamin D.
A cross-sectional, voluntary survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students.
Data were collected using a questionnaire which assessed the level of knowledge students had with regard to where vitamin D comes from, what it does for health, how much is recommended, factors that affect its levels, and deficiency management.
Majority of students were unaware that vitamin D deficiency has attained epidemic proportions.
Though bone and skeletal disorders as a complication of vitamin D deficiency were known, a large number were unaware of systemic consequences (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers).
Only one-third of respondents were aware of duration and timing of sun exposure required for adequate serum vitamin D levels.
However, we observed lack of awareness among students regarding the various biochemical forms, dose, and duration of vitamin D supplementation for treatment of nutritional deficiency.
Our study highlighted a lack of knowledge about the importance of vitamin D, worldwide prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, and its management among medical students.
Promoting vitamin D health awareness, if replicated across populations, could lead to positive health outcomes globally.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Lhamo, Yangshen& Chugh, Preeta Kaur& Gautam, Sandhya R.& Tripathi, C. D.. 2017. Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Management: Awareness among Indian Medical Undergraduates. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175537
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Lhamo, Yangshen…[et al.]. Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Management: Awareness among Indian Medical Undergraduates. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175537
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Lhamo, Yangshen& Chugh, Preeta Kaur& Gautam, Sandhya R.& Tripathi, C. D.. Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Management: Awareness among Indian Medical Undergraduates. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175537
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1175537
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