Awareness of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Saudi Adults in Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the level of awareness of vitamin D deficiency among T2DM Saudi Adults in Saudi Arabia. Background: Vitamin D (25 hydroxyvitamin) has been linked to the association with developing or worsening a lot of chronic diseases, one of the most important is diabetes militate. Methods: This is a cross sectional study that aims to assess the level of awareness of vitamin d deficiency among T2DM in Saudi adults in Saudi Arabia and to estimate the percentage of T2DM in Saudi adults taking vitamin D supplements. vitamin D deficiency awareness was assessed in a sample of 316 Saudi National, aged above 18, both genders and having type 2 diabetes using an electronic survey sent by social media “WhatsApp”. Results: The results showed that 96.4% of females and 96.9% of males have heard about vitamin D, and 44.6% from participants have heard about vitamin D from healthcare professionals, 28.5% from media, and only 26.9% from relatives and friends. The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, and as the results showed a variable knowledge between males and females. We found most of the males are depending on the sun exposure for vitamin D, while females were depending on vitamin D supplements, while a small group of the sample has no idea about the sources. Conclusion: Regarding to the results we found that diabetic patient with type 2 need to their awareness and improve their health. They should be advised from their doctors about it and start a prophylactic doses of vitamin D.
Authors and Affiliations
Eman Ghalib Alharbi, AlJoharah Mohammed ALMazrou, Fai Salem A Alkhelaiwi, Hasna Sulaiman Alkahmous, Malak Furaih Alrasheedi, Amnah Saleem ALSarheed, Munirah Mohammed Alabdulwahab, Nedaa Hassan Al-Ghazal
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.013
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