Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. (2018). The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Talal Hassan Alsawyan; Adnan Meteb Mohamed Almezani; Mohannad Yousef Aljarallah; Nouf Awwad Algharbi. "The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73, 6, 2018, 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. (2018). 'The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), pp. 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
Alsawyan, T., Almezani, A., Aljarallah, M., Algharbi, N. The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 73(6): 6900-6904. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16941
The Prevalence of People Knowing the Importance of Vitamin D to The Skin in Saudi Arabia
1College of Medicine Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
2College of Medicine University of Hail
Abstract
Background: despite the availability of knowledge and multiple educating social medias, the prevalence of people who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia is decreasing these days. Objectives: This study was done to know the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia. Methods: a cross-sectional study on knowing the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia was done from January to April 2018 on 864 participants within many different social media platforms. Results: only (36%) of the participants know the importance of vitamin D to the skin, (36.7%) of the participants have checked their vitamin D level at a certain time of point, (25.1%) of the participants have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency,( 66%) of the participants know the sources of vitamin D, (63.1%) of the participants know the consequences of vitamin D deficiency, (42.9%) of the participants usually get exposed to the sunlight, only (18.3%) of the participants use vitamin D supplements, (47.3%) of the participants know the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, (37.8%) of the participants have a current skin disease and more than half of the participants (55.9%) think that the society has a role in educating people about the importance of vitamin D. Conclusion: at the end of this study, there is a decrease number of participants who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia.
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