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wareness Regarding Vitamin D Amongst The Medical And Non-medical StudentsOf Karachi
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wareness Regarding Vitamin D Amongst The Medical And Non-medical StudentsOf Karachi
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the awareness regarding Vitamin D amongst medical and non-medical students.Study Design and Setting: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period December 2016-June 2017 on asample size of 388 subjects.Methodology: Undergraduate medical and dental students that are in their 3rd or 4th year, house officers, post graduatetrainees and graduate medical students were included in the study. Undergraduate and graduate students from non-medicalinstitutes were also included. The participants were assessed on the basis of a questionnaire which contained 15 closedended questions.Results: The age of participants in this research varied from 21 to 35 years with the mean age of 24. Male subjects were25 % but the females were predominant in this study, calculating 75%. Medical subjects were 70.4% (n= 273) and Non-medical subjects were 29.6% (n= 115). Undergraduates were 79.4% (n=308) and Graduates were 20.6% (n=80). A...