Abd El-aty, N., Abd El-Hafez, A., Ahmed, N., Khalaf, S. (2022). Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(31), 57-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.135812.1373
Naglaa Saad Abd El-aty; Amal Ahmed Abd El-Hafez; Naglaa Fathy Ahmed; shaimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf. "Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10, 31, 2022, 57-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.135812.1373
Abd El-aty, N., Abd El-Hafez, A., Ahmed, N., Khalaf, S. (2022). 'Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(31), pp. 57-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.135812.1373
Abd El-aty, N., Abd El-Hafez, A., Ahmed, N., Khalaf, S. Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022; 10(31): 57-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.135812.1373
Effect of Educational Program on Women Knowledge Regarding Vitamin D Deficiency at Assiut City
1Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
2Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt
3Lecturer of Women Health and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Prevention of vitamin D deficiency is a public health priority, as it has severe and long lasting consequences on general health of children and women. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational program on women knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency. Subjects and Methods: Quasi-experimental (Pre-post-test) research design was applied on 300 women in Maternal and Child Health centers. Tool: Part (1): Personal data, Part 2 and 3: Women's knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency among women and children. Results: the present study showed that 47.3%, 44.3% and 39.7% of women gave incorrect answer about the sources of vitamin D, the benefits and its role for women and vitamin D benefits for children in pretest respectively; which improved in posttest p-values= 0.001. There were statistical significance differences between women knowledge regarding vitamin D with their age, educational level and marital status in pretest while there weren't in post program. Conclusion: Existence of inadequate level of knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency, maternal knowledge was significantly affected by age, educational level, marital status and religion. The educational program improved knowledge regarding vitamin D among women. Recommendations: Educational campaigns and health promotion programs targeted women to increase knowledge about adequate intake of vitamin D.
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