ArticleEndocrine connections2017
Variations in infant and childhood vitamin D supplementation programmes across Europe and factors influencing adherence.
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- Vitamin D in Breastfed Infants: Systematic Review of Alternatives to Daily Supplementation.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
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- Compliance with the Netherlands' vitamin D supplementation recommendation for three at-risk groups: young children, women over 50 years, and elderly.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
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- High prevalence of low vitamin D status in the Czech Republic: a retrospective study of 119,925 participants.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Differential diagnosis of heritable and acquired osteomalacia in children: biochemical and biomaterial signatures.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
- Regulation of Renal and Extrarenal Calcitriol Synthesis and Its Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Adherence to Vitamin D Supplementation during Infancy-A Single Pediatric Primary Practice Retrospective Study.Pediatric reports · 2023Article
- Nutritional rickets presenting with developmental regression: a rare presentation of rickets.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Knowledge about Vitamin D among Women in the United Arab Emirates.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Vitamin D deficiency prevention policies in Iran: a retrospective policy analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Relationship between maternal and infant serum vitamin D levels in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Association of bone mineralization markers with dietary nutrient intake in adolescents with and without biochemical osteomalacia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Establishing the Prevalence of Osteomalacia in Arab Adolescents Using Biochemical Markers of Bone Health.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Vitamin D Intake and Meeting Recommendations Among Infants Participating in WIC Nationally.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNutritional rickets is a growing global public health concern despite existing prevention programmes and health policies. We aimed to compare infant and childhood vitamin D supplementation policies, implementation strategies and practices across Europe and explore factors influencing adherence.
methodsEuropean Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Bone and Growth Plate Working Group members and other specialists completed a questionnaire on country-specific vitamin D supplementation policy and child health care programmes, socioeconomic factors, policy implementation strategies and adherence. Factors influencing adherence were assessed using Kendall's tau-b correlation coefficient.
resultsResponses were received from 29 of 30 European countries (97%). Ninety-six per cent had national policies for infant vitamin D supplementation. Supplements are commenced on day 1-5 in 48% (14/29) of countries, day 6-21 in 48% (14/29); only the UK (1/29) starts supplements at 6 months. Duration of supplementation varied widely (6 months to lifelong in at-risk populations). Good (≥80% of infants), moderate (50-79%) and low adherence (<50%) to supplements was reported by 59% (17/29), 31% (9/29) and 10% (3/29) of countries, respectively. UK reported lowest adherence (5-20%). Factors significantly associated with good adherence were universal supplementation independent of feeding mode (
conclusionsGood adherence to supplementation is a multi-task operation that works best when parents are informed at birth, all babies are supplemented, and adherence monitoring is incorporated into child health surveillance visits. Implementation strategies matter for delivering efficient prevention policies.
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