From: How should we give vitamin D supplementation? evaluation of the pediatricians’ knowledge in Turkey
Pediatric Resident | Pediatrician | p | |||
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n(%) | |||||
To which infants and children do you recommend vitamin D supplement? | Feeding | With breast milk only | 16 (14.5) | 13 (12.1) | |
Regardless of feeding | 92 (83.6) | 93 (86.9) | 0.761 | ||
With formula only | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | |||
To the infants and children with inadequate exposure to the sunlight | 26 (23.6) | 25 (23.4) | 0.127 | ||
With disease likely to impair vitamin D metabolism | 22 (20.0) | 22 (20.6) | 0.133 | ||
Those that experience frequent respiratory tract infection | 7 (6.4) | 7 (6.5) | 0.216 | ||
Those with weakness and muscle pain | 7 (6.4) | 8 (7.5) | 0.200 | ||
Why do you recommend vitamin D supplement to the infants and children? | To prevent rickets and vitamin D deficiency | 97 (88.2) | 104 (97.2) | 0.008 | |
For fontanelle closure | 17 (15.5) | 4 (3.7) | 0.002 | ||
To prevent infections | 14 (12.7) | 26 (24.3) | 0.013 | ||
Other | 2 (1.8) | 9 (8.4) |