Knowledge and Practices of Mothers Regarding Use of Vitamin D for Infant Health

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dc.contributor.authorDaghan, Safak
dc.contributor.authorToraman, Aynur Uysal
dc.contributor.authorYelten, Gulcin
dc.contributor.authorTaskiran, Gulcan
dc.contributor.authorSavan, Fatma
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T09:47:25Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T09:47:25Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Vitamin D insufficiency affects almost 50% of the population worldwide. The groups most affected by this situation are infants, pregnant women, and elderly people. This study examines the knowledge and practices of mothers regarding the use of vitamin D for infant health. MATERIALS and METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted at six Family Health Centers in Izmir, Turkey. Data was collected using a questionnaire developed based on the literature by the researchers. The questionnaire was administered to 286 mothers who had registered to the centers and volunteered for participating in the study. RESULTS: It was determined that 46.9% of the mothers received education on the use of vitamin D during pregnancy, with 30.1% of them stating that they received education from nurses or midwives. It was found that 88.1% of the mothers who had received education on the use of vitamin D used vitamin D supplements during their pregnancy, whereas 57.7% of the mothers who had not received any education did not use vitamin D supplements during their pregnancy (X-2 = 32.28, p<0.05). Furthermore, 87.8% of the mothers gave oral supplementations of vitamin D to their infants, whereas 75.9% of them put their babies outside to increase their exposure to sunlight. CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge the mothers had on the relationship between infant health and vitamin D was not satisfactory. Health care professionals, especially midwives and nurses, should increase the monitoring of mothers and infants regarding use of vitamin D and provide education and counselling to protect and improve the health of mothers and infants.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage70en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-9054
dc.identifier.issn1308-6308
dc.identifier.issn1304-9054en_US
dc.identifier.issn1308-6308en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage58en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/29402
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherGalenos Yayinciliken_US
dc.relation.ispartofGuncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectVitamin Den_US
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectInfant healthen_US
dc.subjectMothers' knowledge and practiceen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Practices of Mothers Regarding Use of Vitamin D for Infant Healthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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