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.volume | Ahead of Print | |
dc.contributor.author | Von Hurst P | |
dc.contributor.author | Mazahery H | |
dc.contributor.author | Reynolds E | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomson A | |
dc.contributor.author | Franklin M | |
dc.contributor.author | Conlon C | |
dc.coverage.spatial | England | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-03T23:03:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-03T23:03:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-07-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: 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. | |
dc.description.confidential | false | |
dc.format.pagination | 2601060231185190- | |
dc.identifier.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37394875 | |
dc.identifier.citation | von 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.doi | 10.1177/02601060231185190 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2047-945X | |
dc.identifier.elements-type | journal-article | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0260-1060 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69709 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02601060231185190 | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Nutr Health | |
dc.rights | (c) The author/s | en |
dc.rights.license | CC BY | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | New Zealand | |
dc.subject | Vitamin D | |
dc.subject | attitudes | |
dc.subject | behaviours | |
dc.subject | children | |
dc.subject | health professionals | |
dc.subject | infants | |
dc.subject | knowledge | |
dc.subject | parents | |
dc.subject | sun exposure | |
dc.title | Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vitamin D and sun exposure of parents of infants and young children and health professionals in New Zealand. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
pubs.elements-id | 462413 | |
pubs.organisational-group | College of Health |
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