THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY KNOW, HOW THEY FEEL, AND WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE SURE KIDS IN SAUDI ARABIA GET ENOUGH VITAMIN D

Abstract

Objectives: To find out what nurse and doctor in Saudi Arabia know about vitamin D pills, how they feel about them, and what they do about it. How it does its job: Healthy people who worked in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, were asked to fill out a cross-sectional poll from January 2015 to December 2016. A survey was sent to 100 health care workers to find out what they knew, how they felt, and what they did to make sure there wasn't a lack of vitamin D. The results are: Most people knew how important it was to get enough vitamin D, and most of them did what they should have done. The knowledge score was between 2 and 7, with 475 being the middle number. This was mostly because 85% of those who answered thought the best time to be outside was between 6 and 7 am. People also didn't know that even 10 minutes of contact can be good. This study shows how important it is for as many people in KSA as possible to know that they should take vitamin D tablets. Doctors and nurses know how important it is to treat not getting enough vitamin D, as this study shows. People were found to not know enough about being in the sun. They will be able to do better work if they share this information with professional groups that are willing to learn it. There are more than 3,600 hours of high-UV sunlight a year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A lot of people in the Middle East and this country still don't get enough vitamin D.1-6: It is possible to test the amount of vitamin D in between 40 and 80% of babies born in KSA.6Culture and society may be to blame for this paradox. For example, women who wear clothes that cover their bodies might not get enough sun or nurse for a long time without taking vitamin D supplements.7. Riketts is much more likely to happen to babies whose moms don't get enough vitamin D. Every day, people should get 400 IU of vitamin D, according to the American Academy of Paediatrics.8This year, King Saud University put out the first vitamin D supplementation instructions for KSA. These standards were made possible by the work of experts from around the world and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis (ESCEO).9,10 This group said that a safe and easy thing to do is for both moms and kids to take 1000 to 2000 IU of vitamin D every day.10 and agreed that between 90% and 100% of pregnant women in KSA don't get enough vitamin D.11 Doctors in KSA have had a lot of different opinions about vitamin D supplements because there aren't any national guidelines. A recent study found that doctors and nurses in the Dammam area were positive about vitamin D tablets.12But this study also showed that people who work in health care could learn more and do their jobs better. Of the 93 doctors they asked to take part, only 30% knew a lot about vitamin D and only 60% usually gave supplements. The study didn't look into the main reasons why the number of vitamin D doses might be different. Clinicians must follow the rules in the most recent ideas if they want to lower the number of people in KSA who don't get enough vitamin D. We also thought about what we knew about being outside in the sun. People in Saudi Arabia know a lot about how vitamin D3 is made in the summer and winter, at different times of the day and in different parts of the country.13,14 The guidelines take these numbers into account and also say that UVB light makes skin cancer more likely. They say you should get some sun three to four times a week, in the winter between 10:00 and 15:00 and in the summer between 9:00 and 10:30.10Health care workers in the Tabuk area were asked what they knew, how they felt, and what they did about vitamin D pills. We also asked what might have caused any differences we saw. If people knew more about vitamin D biology and the reasons and effects of vitamin D deficiency, they might change how they feel and act about taking vitamin D supplements.

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