Figure 3. knowledge level of participants.
Table 2. shows the mother’s practices toward vitamin D. More than 70%
of mothers took vitamin D supplements during pregnancy in contrast to
less than 50% took them during breast feeding.
Regarding mothers who have children of less than 2 years, 32.7% used
breast feeding and milk formula together for feeding their babies. Only
21.6% of them tested vitamin D for their babies and more than half gave
their babies vitamin D supplements. More than half mothers expose their
infants of less than six months to sun light.
On the other hand, only 23% of mothers who have children between 2-6
years tested vitamin D for their children and less than half gave
vitamin D supplements for their children. More than 50% of mothers
indicated that the best time for exposure of children to sun is before
10 a.m. The highest percentage of mothers exposed their children to sun
1-3 times weekly. Half of mothers got vitamin D supplements for their
children by prescription from a private children’s clinic.