Relationship Between Maternal Awareness About Vitamin D for Under- Five Years Children and Their Health Status Outcomes
NCT Number: NCT06562426
Acronym: Vit-D
Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Maternal Care Patterns|Child Nutrition Disorders|Vitamin D Deficiency
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Descriptive group on vitamin D awareness
Sponsor: Alexandria University
Sex: ALL
Age: CHILD
Enrollment: 300
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-08-10
Completion Date: 2025-02-28
Locations: Eman Arafa Badr, Alexandria, 21533, Egypt

Summary:
The observational study aims to identify the relationship between maternal awareness about vitamin D for under-five-year-old children and their health status outcomes. The research Question is :

Is there a relationship between maternal awareness about vitamin D for under-five years children and their health status outcomes? Mothers of children under five will be interviewed about their knowledge and practices regarding vitamin D and their children's health status. Each child will be observed for the manifestation of vitamin D deficiency and to measure their weight and height.

Primary Outcome Measures: Mothers' knowledge about Vitamin D Structured Interview Schedule to identify the mothers' knowledge regarding vitamin D supplementation., It includes multiple questions about; the importance of vitamin D, different sources of vitamin D, the appropriate age for starting vitamin D supplementation, frequency of giving vitamin D, the proper dose of vitamin D, the method for exposing children to sun baths the food rich with vitamin D and the source of her knowledge about vitamin D.

All items will be scored at one point for known, and zero for unknown or incorrect answers. Mothers' responses for all knowledge items will be summed up and converted into percentages. All items will be scored at one point for known, and zero for unknown or incorrect answers. Mothers' responses for all knowledge items will be summed up and converted into percentages.

Mothers' awareness levels will be categorized as follows:

* Satisfied awareness level for ≥50%
* Unsatisfied awareness level \<50%, through study completion, an average of 1 year.
Secondary Outcome Measures: Mothers' Performance About Vitamin D Supplementation Structured Interview Schedule to identify the mothers' performance regarding vitamin D supplementation., It includes multiple questions about mothers' practices for giving vitamin D supplementation, exposing the child to sun and giving the child food rich in vitamin D . Responses will be scored as one point for correctly done and zero for not done. A total score of mother's performance will be summed up and converted into percentages. Mothers' performance level will be categorized as following:

* Satisfied performance level for ≥50%
* Unsatisfied performance level \<50%, through study completion, an average of 1 year.|Manifestations of vitamin D deficiency assessment record. Each item will be scored with presence or absence., It includes delayed closure of fontanels, delayed sitting and walking, delayed teething, muscles cramping, bow leg, knock knee and bone fracture., through study completion, an average of 1 year.|Child's physical growth assessment sheet., It includes weight/kg., length/ height/cm. and Body mass index/kg/m2., through study completion, an average of 1 year.|Previous medical and surgical history sheet., It includes items as exposure to any disease (pneumonia,...), previous hospitalization, cause of hospitalization, duration and previous surgery. Each item will be scored with No and Yes., through study completion, an average of 1 year.