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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2015

Attitude of future healthcare provider towards vitamin D significance in relation to sunlight exposure.

Aysha Zia Qureshi, Zubia Zia, Mehnaz Nuruddin Gitay, Muhammad Umair Khan, Muhammad Saad Khan

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aysha Zia QureshiInstitute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Zubia ZiaBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Pakistan.
Mehnaz Nuruddin GitayDIMC-Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umair KhanInstitute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Saad KhanInstitute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Institute of Business Management · PKBaqai Medical University · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNature is the kindest of all to provide man with all the necessary components for a healthy life at easily accessible lengths. The deprivation arises with unawareness and lack of correct measures to extract the benefits. Medical education makes the youth aware of the numerous disorders and diseases, as well as their preventions and treatments. This awareness needs to be realized and implemented in the society, and it is not possible without the advisers acting on the same lines. Since doctors are the most trusted and their advice is adopted without much thought, it is extremely inevitable to analyze the attitude of medical students of various levels to understand the cause of their negligence toward their own deficiencies, the focus for this study being vitamin D (VD).

methodA cross sectional descriptive study was done on undergraduate medical students of health profession from different universities of Pakistan to access the awareness regarding VD deficiency associated with sunlight. Informed consent was duly signed by each participant after which self-constructed questionnaire was provided to them and data are collected. SPSS 17 was used for Statistical analysis.

resultsFinal students are well aware of VD significance, take food rich in VD but still suffer from fatigue and muscular pain. No treatment was taken for fatigue and muscular pain by majority of these sufferers and those who took treatment were VD supplement. The health sufferers were mostly those who avoided sunlight highlighting the role of VD in maintaining an active lifestyle as well as the significance of sunlight in maintaining VD levels.

conclusionIt can be concluded that in spite of awareness, the role of sunlight exposure and the proper time and duration of exposure cannot be ignored to create a healthy and active society.

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Healthcare providerPerceptionStudentsSunlight exposureVitamin D significance

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