沙特阿拉伯卡西姆市对维生素D缺乏症的一般公众意识
Muhammad A Almutairi1, Omer AlYahia2
1Family Medicine, Family Medicine Academy, Buraidah, SAU.
Cureus
|August 7, 2024
概括
沙特阿拉伯卡西姆市对维生素D缺乏症的公众意识显示,尽管普遍存在知识差距,但存在很大的差距. 教育,收入和城市生活是影响意识的关键因素,突出了针对性健康运动的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 维生素D对身体功能至关重要,缺乏维生素D与糖尿病和心血管疾病等严重健康问题有关.
- 维生素D缺乏症的管理策略包括食品强化,补充剂和个性化医疗评估,以防止毒性.
- 评估公众意识对于有效的卫生干预至关重要,特别是在潜在的风险因素地区.
研究的目的:
- 评估沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区对维生素D缺乏症的公众意识.
- 调查社会人口统计学因素与维生素D缺乏意识之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区375名成年人的横截面研究.
- 通过验证问卷收集的数据,并使用IBM SPSS统计数据进行分析.
- 为了招募参与者,采用了方便的非概率抽样.
主要成果:
- 近一半 (48.8%) 的参与者表现出对维生素D缺乏的良好或高度认识.
- 意识受到教育水平,城市居住,就业状况和收入的重大影响.
- 尽管人们普遍了解这一点,但较少的参与者实行富含维生素D的食物消费 (47.7%) 或充分暴露在阳光下 (39.2%).
结论:
- 虽然卡西姆的大多数成年人对维生素D有一定的了解,但对维生素D缺乏的理解仍然存在重大差距.
- 教育干预应有针对性,考虑教育,收入和城市/农村环境等因素.
- 建议利用各种媒体平台,包括社交媒体和电视,以提高公众的意识.
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