Jornal de Distúrbios Nutricionais e Terapia

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Vitamin-D Deficiency amongst Adults

Baldev Negi*, Sakshi Garg

Hypovitaminosis-D is a major health concern worldwide leading to certain musculoskeletal disorders like osteoporosis. The main dietary goal for these individuals is to obtain adequate nutrition to optimize health by maintaining the levels of vitamin-D in the body. The present study was aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding vitamin-D deficiency amongst adults. Individuals diagnosed with hypovitaminosis-D were recruited in the study. The participants were the residents of the Ballabhgarh area of Faridabad district in the state of Haryana. The age group of participants was in between 40 to 60 years. A total of 30 individuals were selected in which 15 were males and 15 were females. The Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) questionnaires contained three questions about knowledge about the disorder, six questions about attitudes and seven questions about practices were collected from the individuals fulfilling inclusion criteria. The result of the present study shows lack of knowledge among the participants and improper attitude as the percentage of correct responses were less. The practices followed by the hypovitaminosis-D patients were low exposure to sunlight and consuming food which were not rich in vitamin-D. They were not consuming supplements. This KAP study concludes that there is lack of knowledge regarding this disorder, adverse attitudes towards this disorder and inadequate dietary practices and lifestyle practices. Lack of awareness was also founded and inadequate exposure to the sunlight and reduced motivation to take supplements or multivitamins.