Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vitamin D and sun exposure of parents of infants and young children and health professionals in New Zealand.

dc.citation.volumeAhead of Print
dc.contributor.authorVon Hurst P
dc.contributor.authorMazahery H
dc.contributor.authorReynolds E
dc.contributor.authorThomson A
dc.contributor.authorFranklin M
dc.contributor.authorConlon C
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-03T23:03:15Z
dc.date.available2024-06-03T23:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-02
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may result in adverse long-term health consequences in adulthood if it occurs during fetal development, infancy and childhood. To effectively improve vitamin D status of infants/toddlers, there needs to be knowledge and awareness of vitamin D among parents and health professionals. AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate parents' and health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vitamin D and sun exposure over two timepoints. METHODS: The study was an ecological study over two timepoints (Parents 2009 and 2021; Health professionals 2010 and 2019) and used an online questionnaire. RESULTS: The analysis included 9834 parents (2009 n = 8032; 2021 n = 1802) and 283 health professionals (2010 n = 193; 2019 n = 90). Parents and health professionals had good knowledge of vitamin D sources, roles and risk factors for deficiency over two timepoints. There were however some confusions regarding the vitamin D content of breast milk, exclusive breastfeeding as a risk factor for deficiency, and ineffectiveness of sun exposure through glass windows in relation to vitamin D synthesis. In 2019, only 37% of health professionals indicated giving advice on supplements for infants/toddlers. Most parents and health professionals believed there was not enough information available to parents regarding vitamin D (>90%) and that skin cancer prevention messages make it difficult to get information about vitamin D across (>70%). CONCLUSION: Although parents and health professionals had good knowledge in most areas, knowledge of some specific sources and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency was poor.
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dc.format.pagination2601060231185190-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37394875
dc.identifier.citationvon Hurst P, Mazahery H, Reynolds E, Thomson A, Franklin M, Conlon C. (2023). Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vitamin D and sun exposure of parents of infants and young children and health professionals in New Zealand.. Nutr Health. Ahead of Print. (pp. 2601060231185190-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/02601060231185190
dc.identifier.eissn2047-945X
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0260-1060
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69709
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.publisher.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02601060231185190
dc.relation.isPartOfNutr Health
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectVitamin D
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectbehaviours
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjectinfants
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectparents
dc.subjectsun exposure
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vitamin D and sun exposure of parents of infants and young children and health professionals in New Zealand.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id462413
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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