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Educating Kindergarten and Elementary School Children About Vitamin D and Reflecting on Families

ÖZGE METİN AKÇAN,SAİME ERGEN DİBEKLİOĞLU,Zeynep Heja Tokur,Münüre Koç,Nefise Betül Ercan,Nisa Habibulla,Aysel Çelik,Muhammed Hüseyin Kurban,Leys Esvad,11. Alisahib Naftullayev,Tahsin Ersöz,Amirshah Ghanizada,Mustafa Gençeli,Mustafa GENÇELİ

  • Mustafa GENÇELİ: KONYA NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  •  Year : 2025
  •  Vol : 5
  •  Issue : 1
  •  Page : 18-21
Purpose:Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency remains an important health problem affecting the whole society. In our country, 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 has been provided free of charge to all newborns in primary health care since 2005. This has been effective in reducing the incidence of rickets. However, there is a lack of studies to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, especially in children over 3 years of age. In our study, we aimed to increase vitamin D awareness by performing a drama show for kindergarten and primary school children. Methods:Between February 2024 and March 2024, a theater performance was held in a private kindergarten and primary school in Konya province to increase the knowledge level of vitamin D. The parents of the students who participated in the drama performance were asked the specified questionnaire questions before and after the drama performance and their knowledge levels were examined. Results:59 parents were included in the study. Of the parents, 36 had children between 48-60 months and 23 had children between 61-84 months. Forty-eight (81.3%) of the children had informed their parents about the drama show. Before the drama, 44 (74.5%) parents reported having information about vitamin D. Before the drama, 27 parents used vitamin D supplements. After the drama, 12 more parents were considering using vitamin D supplements. Of the 16 parents who did not think they had enough knowledge about vitamin D, 14 of them said they had knowledge about vitamin D after the drama. Conclusion:There is a need for further studies on the widespread use of vitamin D and encouraging the use of prophylaxis. We believe that vitamin D prophylaxis, which is successfully used in the first year of life in our country, should be extended and applied to other age and risk groups.
Cite this Article As : Metin Akcan O, Ergen Dibeklioğlu S, Tokur ZH, Koc M, Ercan NB, Kaya MI, Habibulla N, Celik A, Kurban MH, Esvad L, Naftullayev A, Ersöz T, Ghanizada A, Genceli M. Educating Kindergarten and Elementary School Children About Vitamin D and Reflecting on Families. Mev Med Sci. 2025; 5(1): 18-21

Conflict of interest : The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Mevlana Tıp Bilimleri
2025, Vol5, Issue1
E-ISSN: 2757-976X
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