Vitamin D deficiency and its effect on human health in the city of Al-Jamil

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency disease is prevalent in all age groups in increasing rates. The purpose of this study was to obtain a baseline assessment and to create awareness among people regarding vitamin D deficiency We conducted an interpersonal survey by some medical laboratories within the city of El-Gamil and samples were analyzed using the lchroma Vitamin D Cartridge test strip. Then we collected data to assess people's level of knowledge regarding where vitamin D comes from, what it does to health, factors that influence its levels, the vast majority of people were not aware that vitamin D deficiency has increased. Although bone disorders were a well-known complication of vitamin D deficiency, a large number of them were unaware of the systemic consequences of its deficiency (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and cancers). Our study highlighted the lack of knowledge about the importance of vitamin D, and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, as promoting health awareness of vitamin D deficiency leads to positive health outcomes at the general level. Through this study, we aim to find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the city of Al-Jamil, as well as to know the relationship between infection and (sex, age, lifestyle and disease status) . Where the results obtained in this study showed that the incidence of vitamin D deficiency within the city of Al-Jamil reached 87% among both sexes during the study period extending from March 2022 to August .2022