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Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Prevention of vitamin D deficiency is a public health priority, as it has severe and long lasting consequences on general health of children and women. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational program on women knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency. Subjects and Methods: Quasi-experimental (Pre-post-test) research design was applied on 300 women in Maternal and Child Health centers. Tool: Part (1): Personal data, Part 2 and 3: Women's knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency among women and children. Results: the present study showed that 47.3%, 44.3% and 39.7% of women gave incorrect answer about the sources of vitamin D, the benefits and its role for women and vitamin D benefits for children in pretest respectively; which improved in posttest p-values= 0.001. There were statistical significance differences between women knowledge regarding vitamin D with their age, educational level and marital status in pretest while there weren't in post program. Conclusion: Existence of inadequate level of knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency, maternal knowledge was significantly affected by age, educational level, marital status and religion. The educational program improved knowledge regarding vitamin D among women. Recommendations: Educational campaigns and health promotion programs targeted women to increase knowledge about adequate intake of vitamin D.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.135812.1373

Keywords

Deficiency, Educational Program, Knowledge, Vitamin D & Women

Authors

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Naglaa

Last Name

Abd El-aty

MiddleName

Saad

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Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

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dr.naglaasaad@aun.edu.eg

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Amal

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Abd El-Hafez

MiddleName

Ahmed

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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt

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First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Fathy

Affiliation

Lecturer of Women Health and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

Email

dr.naglaacritical@gmail.com

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First Name

shaimaa

Last Name

Khalaf

MiddleName

Abdelrahim

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

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dr.shaimaaahmed@aun.edu.eg

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assiut

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https://orcid.org/00

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10

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31

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34666

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2022-04-25

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2022-07-01

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57

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68

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City

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22 Jan 2023