多胎児家庭におけるビタミンD予防接種の遵守率低下
Martina Panicola1, Giulia Cereghetti2, Carlo Agostoni1,3
1Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|December 31, 2025
まとめ
多児家庭の乳児ではビタミンDサプリメントの遵守率が低かった。この発見は、すべての乳児の適切なビタミンD摂取を確保するための標的を絞った支援の必要性を強調している。
科学分野:
- 小児科
- 公衆衛生
- 栄養科学
背景:
- ビタミンDサプリメントは乳児の健康に不可欠です。
- ビタミンD予防接種の遵守に影響を与える要因を調査する必要があります。
研究 の 目的:
- 家族構成と乳児のビタミンDサプリメント遵守率との関連を調べること。
- ビタミンD予防接種の遵守に影響を与える家庭要因を特定すること。
主な方法:
- ミラノ、イタリアの乳児(4〜12ヶ月)の保護者241人を対象とした横断調査。
- 人口統計、健康状態、ビタミンD投与、家族の特徴に関するデータを収集しました。
- 多変量ロジスティック回帰により、遵守率の低さと関連する要因を分析しました。
主要な成果:
- ビタミンDサプリメントの全体的な遵守率(週4回以上)は85%でした。
- 良好な遵守率は、一人っ子家庭(91%)の方が多児家庭(78%)よりも高かった。
- 兄弟姉妹がいることは、遵守率の低さと有意に関連していた(OR 2.72、95% CI 1.25-5.92)。
結論:
- 多児家庭ではビタミンD予防接種の遵守率が有意に低かった。
- 家族規模は、乳児のビタミンDサプリメント遵守率に影響を与える重要な要因です。
- この発見は、ビタミンDの遵守を改善するためのカウンセリングと介入に情報を提供できます。
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