Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Palestinian University Students Regarding Vitamin D

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dc.contributor.authorQawasmi, Shahd
dc.contributor.authorAl-Handi, Sadiya
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-13T11:46:55Z
dc.date.available2020-10-13T11:46:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-10
dc.description.abstractVitamin D is one of the fat-soluble vitamins; the sun is the main source for it. It is important in increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and zinc. Vitamin D is vital for bone growth and other multiple biological effects. Therefore, its deficiency or imbalance will lead to major problems. This study evaluated the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding vitamin D (D-KAP) in a sample of Palestinian university students. A cross sectional study was performed. Data collection forms were distributed in six Palestinian universities totaling 400 completed forms during the period of January to March 2019. The Analysis was performed using (IBM SPSS) version 23 for Windows. Correlation tests were used to determine the association between the socio-demographic data and the D-KAP study. These completed forms found that, knowledge wise, 57.8% of the students had poor knowledge about vitamin D, while 42.2% of them had a good general knowledge. In terms of awareness, 53.8% were found to be unaware about vitamin D, while 46.3% have good awareness. In terms of practice, 57.5% had bad practice, while 42.5% of the participants were found to have good practice. Our results indicated that the majority of the Palestinian university students had poor knowledge, bad attitude and negative practices toward vitamin D. Therefore, an important step should be addressed toward raising awareness and ensuring the right education and knowledge regarding vitamin D in the Palestinian community.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/6181
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAl-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Researchen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude and Practices of Palestinian University Students Regarding Vitamin Den_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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