ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
Evaluation of Self-Assessed State of Health and Vitamin D Knowledge in Emirati and International Female Students in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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- Knowledge about Vitamin D among General Population in Baghdad City.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2024Article
- Knowledge about Vitamin D among Women in the United Arab Emirates.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the knowledge regarding vitamin D, and sunscreen use of female adolescents in Iran.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionGlobally, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies, affecting nearly half the world's population. The objective of this survey was to assess and compare the knowledge about vitamin D and the perceived state of health in Emirati and international tourist female students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study that took place in universities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This survey consisted of 17 multiple choice questions and was adapted from a study recently conducted in Poland. The first part of the survey assessed levels of supplementation, diet and UV exposure. Another section evaluated the participants' self-assessed state of health in terms of vitamin D testing, symptoms related to vitamin D deficiency and general welbeing. The collected data were statistically analyzed using SPSS statistics for windows version 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, United States). Statistical significance was set at
results105 respondents were Emiratis and 65 were international students. The average age was 21, with an average BMI 23.3 kg/m
conclusionNotably, more Emirati students were aware of the association between vitamin D and osteoporosis than International tourist students (40% vs. 21.9%, respectively;
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