Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pediatric vitamin D deficiency among parents.
Front Pediatr
; 12: 1393488, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards pediatric vitamin D deficiency (VitD) among parents and explore the risk factors of their knowledge, attitude, and practice.Methods:
This cross-sectional study enrolled parents in our Hospital between November 2022 and January 2023.Results:
A total of 621 valid questionnaires were collected in this study. The knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 6.13 ± 3.07 (theoretical score range 0-13), 31.13 ± 6.20 (theoretical score range 9-45), and 27.47 ± 4.21 (theoretical score range 9-45), respectively; the mean knowledge score was <60%, indicating poor knowledge. Commercial and service industry workers and a monthly income ≥5,000 CNY were independently associated with sufficient knowledge (all P < 0.05). The knowledge score, ethnic minorities, divorced/widows, and spouses with a master's degree or above were independently associated with positive attitudes (all P < 0.05). The attitude score, female, non-urban, undergraduate education, commercial and service industry worker, and office worker were independently associated with proactive practice (all P < 0.05). Those characteristics could help design future KAP interventions on vitD deficiency.Conclusions:
This study demonstrated poor knowledge, positive attitude, and proactive practice regarding pediatric VitD deficiency among parents. Targeted interventions and educational programs should be developed to improve parental knowledge.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Front Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
China