Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 9, 2025

Author Spotlight: Studying the Impact of Maternal Dietary Deficiencies on Long-Term Offspring Health Outcomes
Published on: June 28, 2024
Predictors of Maternal Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Toward Vitamin D Supplements in Saudi Infants and Toddlers
Walaa Abdullah Mumena1, Mahitab Adly Hanbazaza2
1Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, P.O. Box 344, Madinah, 42353, Saudi Arabia. wmumena@taibahu.edu.sa.
Objectives:
To assess maternal knowledge, attitude, and practices toward vitamin D supplements in Saudi infants and toddlers. In addition, we investigated predictors of maternal knowledge, attitude, and practices related to vitamin D supplements.
Methods:
Cross-sectional data of 156 Saudi infants and toddlers were collected from mothers via online survey. Data collected included sociodemographics, maternal knowledge, attitude, and practices toward vitamin D supplements.
Results:
Our data show a limited maternal knowledge toward vitamin D. Maternal knowledge and attitude as well as maternal knowledge and practices were not correlated. Spearman correlation between maternal attitude and practices was positively low (rs= 0.47). Child's age and family monthly income predicted maternal knowledge towards vitamin D. Maternal age and maternal education level predicted maternal attitude toward vitamin D supplements. Order of the child, maternal age, and maternal employment status predicted maternal practices toward vitamin D supplements in infant and toddlers.
Conclusions For Practice:
Maternal knowledge, attitude, and practices toward vitamin D supplements can be predicted by certain sociodemographic characteristics. Interventions that focus on improving maternal knowledge, attitude, and practices toward vitamin D supplements are urgently needed.
More Related Videos
05:31Noninvasive Sampling of Mucosal Lining Fluid for the Quantification of In Vivo Upper Airway Immune-mediator Levels
Published on: August 7, 2017
05:04A Common Marmoset Model of Mother-Infant Intervention for Breastfeeding Disorders in the Presence of Paternal Inhibition and Maternal Neglect
Published on: September 22, 2023
Related Concept Videos
Role of Skin in Vitamin D Synthesis
The solar UV B rays (290-315 nm) are absorbed by the skin, and 7-dehydrocholesterol (provitamin D3) photolyzes it to previtamin D3, which undergoes a rapid transformation to vitamin...
Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Vitamins
Study Designs in Epidemiology
Observational studies are those where the researcher does not intervene but rather observes natural variations. They include cross-sectional, cohort, and...
Role of Vitamins in Maintaining Bone Health
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is involved in the process of bone remodeling. Retinoic acid, the active metabolite of Vitamin A, has nuclear receptors in osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which are involved in bone remodeling.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 acts as a cofactor during the formation of osteoblast-related proteins, such as osteocalcin. Vitamin B12 plays a role...
Factors Affecting Drug Response: Overview