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Volume 18, Issue 11

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Original Contribution

Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture among Physicians and Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah A. Alsabaani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93884

Awareness, Knowledge and Practice of Adult Saudi Females about Cervical Cancer Screening, in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
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Mehad H. Al-Qasem, Osma Badar, Anwar M. Abokathiyah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93885

Public awareness and attitude of the population of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah regarding the effects of sunlight and food on vitamin D homeostasis: A cross-sectional study
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Sultan S. Al Thagfan, Saleh A. Bahashwan, Ahmed M. AlJohani, Mohammed W. Azuny,
Eyad A. Domlo, Mohammad Y. Manqu, Salem S. Alhubayshi, Khaled Faisal Alhejail,
Salah M. El Sayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93886

Appendectomy as a risk factor for ectopic pregnancy in Taif city
[Abstract]
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FarZana R. Arain, Lura A. Habib, Hadeel A. Alharthi, Tasneem H. Elsayed, Dhuha A. Alhumaidi, Lujain A. AlHarthi, Mai S. Althobaiti
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93887

Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in Salahaldeen
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Layla A. Hameed, Sarab Kahtan Abedalrahman, Marwah Imad Al Ameen
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93888

Attitude and Awareness Toward Heart Attack Symptoms and Lifesaving Actions Among Population of Western Region, KSA
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Ali M. Alabdali, Hessa A. Alshahrani, Athar I. Alqurashi, Maryam A. Alzaylaee, Rawan A. Althobaiti, Thekra I. Alsalmi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93890

Risk Factors of Cervical Epithelial Cell Abnormality in Baghdad
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Asan Ali Qasim Al Niyazee, Ilham Majeed Abdulaaima, Luma Abdulrazzaq Mohammed Saleh, Sarab Kahtan Abedalrahman
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93889

Population and Community Studies

Patterns of Contact Lenses Use among female Students at Health Colleges of King Khalid University at Abha, KSA
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Safar Abadi Alsaleem, Dina Abdullah S. Asiri, Shatha Mahdi A alamry, Amani Hashem AbuHassan, Nouf Saad S Al-Shahrani, Norah Saad Alkahtani, Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem,
Awad S. Alsamghan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93891

Factors associated with failure of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of twins in Saudi Arabia
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Malak Mohammad Allihaibi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93892

Monogenic diabetes: importance of genetic testing
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Rubena Ali Malik, Sabana Shaikh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93893

Clinical Audit Report as preliminary step for Quality Improvement Project on Prescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors for appropriate indications in West Bay Health Center
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Samar Soliman, Mohamed Salem, Eman Mohamed, Sharief Khan, Abdul-Ali Shah, Wafaa Yousuf
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93894

Prevalence and association between sleep, stress, and physical activity among medical students in southern region, Saudi Arabia
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Shehata Farag Shehata, Mohammed Saad Alshahrani, Mohammed Saad Aldarami, Faisal Ali Asiri, Hashem Abdullah Alghamdi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93895

Prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in chronic urticaria
[Abstract]
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Abdulsatar J. Mathkhor, Jinan Q. Mohammed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93897

Virtual Pain Management Clinic during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from Qatar
[Abstract]
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Khalid Ahmed, Hani Abdalla, Siddig Abdalla, Mouhand FM Mohamed, Yasir Hassan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93898

Clinical Research and Methods

Telemedicine difficulties for Family Physicians in dermatological cases
[Abstract]
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Zeeshan Najam Khan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93899

Case Report

Early Diagnosis of an Ectopic Pregnancy in patient with Irregular Menstrual Bleeding
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Samar Soliman, Mohammed Salem
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93900


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November 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 11

Public awareness and attitude of the population of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah regarding the effects of sunlight and food on vitamin D homeostasis: A cross-sectional study

Sultan S. Al Thagfan (1)
Saleh A. Bahashwan (2)
Ahmed M. AlJohani (3)
Mohammed W. Azuny (3)
Eyad A. Domlo (3)
Mohammad Y. Manqu (3)
Salem S. Alhubayshi (3)
Khaled Faisal Alhejail (3)
Salah M. El Sayed (4,5)

(1) Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
(2) Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
(3) Senior Medical Student, Taibah College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
(4) Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
(5) Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

Corresponding author:
 Ahmed AlJohani
Senior Medical Student, Taibah College of Medicine, Taibah University,
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
Email: AlReefi1996@gmail.com

Received: September 2020; Accepted: October 2020; Published: November 1, 2020. Citation: Sultan S. Al Thagfan et al. Public awareness and attitude of the population of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah regarding the effects of sunlight and food on vitamin D homeostasis: A cross-sectional study. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(10): 20 - 30 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2020.93886

Abstract

Objectives: This is a cross-sectional study aiming at assessing the public awareness regarding the effects of food and sunlight on vitamin D homeostasis in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: An electronic validated questionnaire from previously published research was distributed through an online link to the targeted population. The study recruited 790 participants. The questionnaire was directed to Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah population including all people who are above 15 years of age. We excluded any response from outside Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and from children less than 15 years old. All data analyses were carried out using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.

Results: We found that 91% of the participants (n=719) had sufficient knowledge about vitamin D. The majority of participants (87.5%, n=620) correctly identified 7–9 AM as the best time for sun exposure. Participants working in health fields had more knowledge (p<0.001) regarding vitamin D compared to other specialties. High atmospheric temperature causes low participant’ exposure to sunlight followed by absence of appropriate places and lack of suitable time. We found that 47.6% (n=367) of participants are taking vitamin D supplements with females as a majority (62.8%) (n=267) vs (29.9%) (n=109) for males. Females’ clothes cause less exposure to sunlight 38.4% (n=150). Participants in the healthcare fields (48.9%, n=170) are staying more in the sunlight for 15 minutes duration. (p=0.016).

Conclusion: It is recommended to increase the number of outdoor walking sites. Awareness level and health education regarding vitamin D need to be improved in the population of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah.

Key words: Awareness, deficiency, dietary supplements, sunlight, vitamin D.







 


 
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