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.