AWARENESS OF VITAMIN D AND ITS DEFICIENCY AMONG BURQA CLAD WOMEN IN NAVI MUMBAI, INDIA

Shreevidya Karthik; Bushra Parkar; Karthik Balasubramanian

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

AWARENESS OF VITAMIN D AND ITS DEFICIENCY AMONG BURQA CLAD WOMEN IN NAVI MUMBAI, INDIA

Shreevidya Karthik, Bushra Parkar, Karthik Balasubramanian

Abstract :

Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin which plays an important role in calcium homeostasis and remodeling of bone. This study aimed to find the levels of awareness of Vit D deficiency among burqa clad women who seem to be at a greater risk of developing the deficiency. 220 women who regularly wear burqa while going out were administered a questionnaire to ascertain the levels of their awareness regarding vitamin D and its deficiency. The answers obtained were analyzed using simple graphs and percentages. 80% of the participants were aware of the terminology vitamin D, 46% participants said that always being fully covered can be the cause of vitamin D deficiency whereas about 12% participants did not know any cause. Awareness about vitamin D and its sources was found to be good, but awareness about the causes of vitamin D deficiency was found to be limited.