The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia
Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. (2018). The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 73(6), 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Talal Hassan Alsawyan; Adnan Meteb Mohamed Almezani; Mohannad Yousef Aljarallah; Nouf Awwad Algharbi. "The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 73, 6, 2018, 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. (2018). 'The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 73(6), pp. 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 73(6): 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941

The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 16, Volume 73, Issue 6, October 2018, Pages 6900-6904    PDF (166.68 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Authors
Talal Hassan Alsawyan* 1; Adnan Meteb Mohamed Almezani2; Mohannad Yousef Aljarallah2; Nouf Awwad Algharbi2
1College of Medicine Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
2College of Medicine University of Hail
Abstract
Background: despite the availability of knowledge and multiple educating social medias, the prevalence of people who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia is decreasing these days.
Objectives: This study was done to know the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: a cross-sectional study on knowing the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia was done from January to April 2018 on 864 participants within many different social media platforms.
Results: only (36%) of the participants know the importance of vitamin D to the skin, (36.7%) of the participants have checked their vitamin D level at a certain time of point, (25.1%) of the participants have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency,( 66%) of the participants know the sources of vitamin D, (63.1%) of the participants know the consequences of vitamin D deficiency, (42.9%) of the participants usually get exposed to the sunlight, only (18.3%) of the participants use vitamin D supplements, (47.3%) of the participants know the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, (37.8%) of the participants have a current skin disease and more than half of the participants (55.9%) think that the society has a role in educating people about the importance of vitamin D.
Conclusion: at the end of this study, there is a decrease number of participants who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords
Vitamin D; skin; supplements
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