Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Concerning Vitamin D Deficiency among Women Residing in Lucknow City

Introduction: Despite abundant sunlight in India and many other nations, Vitamin D deficiency is a serious health risk. Osteoporosis, poor mineral absorption, poor metabolism of calcium and phosphorus, and other health issues are brought on by vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D insufficiency is more common in women in India, particularly those with low socioeconomic status, living in a rural area, dress conservatively, and in extreme temperature area. Objectives: objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding Vitamin D among women residing in Lucknow city Methods: For this study, there is total sample size of 216 samples taken of age group of women participants from 18 years to 50 years. Their written consent for the purpose also taken by explaining everything to them Results: As per the results, all the selected participants were less known about the deficiency of Vitamin D. Only few of the participants knew about the deficiency of Vitamin D and sun exposure but their knowledge was very limited. These results showed that the practice of Vitamin D and knowledge, attitude had created a major impact on Serum Vitamin D levels. Knowledge: 40% of women had low knowledge, 34.3% moderate, and only 6.7% high. Major differences were found between the low and both moderate/high groups. Attitude: 65.7% had a negative attitude; only 34.3% had a positive one. Positive attitudes scored significantly higher than negative ones. Practice: 68.8% had poor practices, 24.5% satisfactory, and 6.7% excellent. Most participants had low to moderate knowledge, a negative attitude, and poor implementation of Vitamin D-related practices. Conclusions: Most participants had low to moderate knowledge, a negative attitude, and poor implementation of Vitamin D-related practices. The study suggested the need for targeted educational campaigns, behavior change interventions, and policy-level actions to improve Vitamin D awareness. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/jchr.v15.i4.9681