Awareness of Vitamin D Deficiency among Females Attending the OPD, AIIMS,Rishikesh.
Vasantha Kalyania, Mrs. Shaina Sharmab c
- aAssistant Professor, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Rishikesh
- bNursing Tutor , College of Nursing , AIIMS , Rishikesh
- cNursing Tutor, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Rishikesh
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Abstract
Introduction:Vitamin D deficiency is a globally occurring problem nowadays.Most of the Indians are suffering from this deficiency which may be due to the inadequate exposure to the sunlight, inappropriate infrastructure, cultural or religious practices, inadequate consumption of the dairy products fortified with Vitamin D. This study was conducted to know the awareness of the females attending the OPDs at AIIMS, Rishikesh. Materials and Methods:A structured interview schedule consisting of 10 questions on sociodemographicprofile and 13 questions related to awareness about vitamin D was administered to the target population of 100 females.Results:Majority of the females (39%) are from the age group 20-30 years.Most of the females (66%) reside in the urban area.57% of the females have the wheatish complexion followed by fair (31%) and dark complexion (12%).Most of the females (86%) never got themselves tested for vitamin D levels in their body.80% of them are suffering with leg pain/ back pain or bone pain.Majority of the females (60%) are not aware that vitamin D deficiency can occur at any age.Most of them (56%) are also not aware that vitamin D helps in curing the calcium deficiency.Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among the various age groups in our country due to various factors.So, Awareness programmes have to be conducted to make the general public including the females aware of the vitamin D, its deficiency, causative factors and the preventive measures. I.
TL;DRVitamin D deficiency is prevalent among the various age groups in the authors' country due to various factors and so, Awareness programmes have to be conducted to make the general public including the females aware of the vitamin D, its deficiency, causative factors and the preventive measures. (Semantic Scholar)