Author/Authors :
Çataklı, T Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Eğitim - Araştırma Hastanesi,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Türkiye , Taşar, S Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Eğitim - Araştırma Hastanesi,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Türkiye , Oğulluk, M Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Eğitim - Araştırma Hastanesi,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Türkiye , Dallar Bilge, Y Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Eğitim - Araştırma Hastanesi,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Türkiye
Abstract :
Objective: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers about vitamin D supplementation. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among 476 mothers with 0-3 years old children who attended the Ankara Training and Research Hospital Child Health Polyclinic between March 2013 and April 2014. Using the face to face questionnaire method, mothers were asked about their socio-demographic characteristics and their knowledge, attitude and practice about vitamin D supplementation. Results: 31.7% of the mothers were between the ages of 25-33 years, 31.7% them were primary school graduates. 18.4% of the mothers gave breast milk during the first six months. All mothers knew that they should use 3 drops of vitamin D every day. A total of 67.2% of the mothers regularly supplemented their children with vitamin D and 49.2% of them thought that spinach was vitamin D rich food. All mothers thought that sunlight was good for bone development and according to 61.12% of them, more vitamin D consumption would provide earlier closure of the anterior fontanel. Conclusion: The attitude of the mothers regarding vitamin D usage is favorable. But their knowledge and attitude about vitamin D usage during pregnancy and lactation period is inadequate. Their knowledge about the sources for vitamin D and the duration of vitamin D usage are also inadequate
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Mothers , child , vitamin D , knowledge , attitude
