Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Fai Mohammed Alfayyadh; Amir Mohamed Abdalla Alsouli; Abdulrahman Ibrahim A. Alnasser; Ahmed Mohammed A. Alfayyadh

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IJMDC. 2020; 4(6): 989-995

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Fai Mohammed Alfayyadh, Amir Mohamed Abdalla Alsouli, Abdulrahman Ibrahim A. Alnasser, Ahmed Mohammed A. Alfayyadh.

Abstract
Background: Vitamin D is an essential component for maintaining and establishing body function. It is synthesized in the skin from the sunlight or is obtained from dietary supplements especially fatty fish. Vitamin D deficiency affects the majority of body functions; bone health is one among them that is majorly affected. This study aims to assess the vitamin D deficiency awareness among the medical students at Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This is an observational cross-sectional study conducted among the medical students at Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, in the Al-Qassim province of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered, multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed among the medical students of the first-year level to the fifth-year level. Data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel and the analyses of data were carried out using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21.
Results: The mean awareness score was 9.53 (standard deviation: 2.14) out of 15 points, with poor and good awareness identified among 51.2% and 48.8% of the medical students, respectively. The most commonly known diseases attributed to vitamin D deficiency was rickets (80.7%), followed by osteomalacia (79%), while the most frequently cited foods rich in vitamin D included dairy products such as milk and cheese (74.2%) and fatty fish like tuna (49.8%). When assessing the factors associated with awareness, only increasing age showed significant influence with better awareness (T = -2.618; p = 0.040).
Conclusion: Moderate awareness was found among the medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Increasing age and being a sophomore medical student were the significant predictors of better awareness of vitamin D deficiency.

Key words: Vitamin D deficiency, medical students, awareness, Unaizah.

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Alfayyadh FM, Alsouli AMA, Alnasser AIA, Alfayyadh AMA. Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2020; 4(6): 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh FM, Alsouli AMA, Alnasser AIA, Alfayyadh AMA. Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=106219 [Access: March 27, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh FM, Alsouli AMA, Alnasser AIA, Alfayyadh AMA. Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2020; 4(6): 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh FM, Alsouli AMA, Alnasser AIA, Alfayyadh AMA. Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2020), [cited March 27, 2024]; 4(6): 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh, F. M., Alsouli, . A. M. A., Alnasser, . A. I. A. & Alfayyadh, . A. M. A. (2020) Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 4 (6), 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh, Fai Mohammed, Amir Mohamed Abdalla Alsouli, Abdulrahman Ibrahim A. Alnasser, and Ahmed Mohammed A. Alfayyadh. 2020. Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 4 (6), 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh, Fai Mohammed, Amir Mohamed Abdalla Alsouli, Abdulrahman Ibrahim A. Alnasser, and Ahmed Mohammed A. Alfayyadh. "Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 4 (2020), 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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Alfayyadh, F. M., Alsouli, . A. M. A., Alnasser, . A. I. A. & Alfayyadh, . A. M. A. (2020) Vitamin D deficiency awareness among medical students of Unaizah College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 4 (6), 989-995. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1589138216

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