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Effect of Social-Platform Educational Program on Primigravida Women's Knowledge regarding Vitamin D Deficiency during Pregnancy

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Pregnant women have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency has detrimental effects on fetal and maternal complications. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of applying for a social-platform educational program on primigravida women's knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. Subjects and method: Design: Quasi-experimental research design (pre and post-test) was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at the Maternal and Child Health Center at Talkha City and Elsalakawy Maternal and Child Health Center at Mansoura City belonging to Dakhahlia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of (300) primigravida women were enrolled. Tool for data collection: Tool: Online-administered questionnaire, it covered four parts personal data, current obstetric history, primigravida women's knowledge about vitamin D deficiency, and women's opinion about a social-platform educational program. Results: There were highly statistically significant differences between primigravida women's knowledge pre-and post-social-platform educational program implementation at p values=< 0.001. The results also, revealed that all of the studied primigravida women reported that the contents were enough and were satisfied with the social-platform educational program. Conclusion: The present study concluded that utilizing social-platform educational program implementation was effective in improving primigravida women's knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. Recommendations: The provision of continuing education programs in a different setting is recommended to increase primigravida women's knowledge about the importance of adequate intake of vitamin D to improve pregnancy outcomes.

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10.21608/ejhc.2022.270424

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Pregnancy, Primigravida women's knowledge, Social-platform educational program, vitamin D deficiency

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Amin Hassan Fahmy Elsaba

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Maternity, Obstetric, and Gynecological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

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Rania

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Mohamed Gad El-Bastwese

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Mohamed Abd ElHamid Younes

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

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Tereza

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Khalifa Garas Girgis

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Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing / October 6 University, Egypt

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Ahmed Thabet

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Women's Health and Midwifery Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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13

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4

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36500

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2022-12-01

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2022-11-18

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2022-12-01

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Social-Platform Educational Program on Primigravida Women's Knowledge regarding Vitamin D Deficiency during Pregnancy

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22 Jan 2023