A SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM FORM INFANTILE PARENTS IN CHONGQING

K ZHANG, ZY JIANG, HQ LI

Children’s Hospital, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, China

 

Objective: To investigate the knowledge of Vitamin D and calcium of the parents in Chongqing.

Methods: The questionnaires were answered by 224 parents in the outpatient department of Children’s Hospital, Chongqing University of Medical Seiences. The data were analyzed by SAS software package and used frequency-analysis method.

Results: more than 90% of the young children got the preparation of Vitamin D or Calcium by the parents. But 70% of the parents cofused the manifetation of Vitamin D deficiency and Calcium deficiency. There is a tendency towards the abuse of calcium and cod liver oil.

Conclusion: It is necessary to educate the parents to understand the Vitamin D and Calcium nutrition and prevent Vitamin D deficiency  rickets in the infants.

 

 
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