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Vitamin D Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Young Danish Women with a Non-Western Ethnic Minority Background—A Questionnaire Survey

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  • Erdinc Özel

    (Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Lourdes Cantarero-Arevalo

    (Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Patient Perspective on Medicines Use, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Ramune Jacobsen

    (Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Patient Perspective on Medicines Use, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Abstract

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in women with a non-Western ethnic minority background in Nordic countries is high. The aim of this study was to assess vitamin D knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in women with a non-Western ethic minority background living in Denmark. A validated vitamin D knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors’ questionnaire was translated into Danish, piloted, and distributed via relevant Facebook groups. The responses were analyzed using parametric and non-parametric tests for descriptive and bivariate analyses. In total, 254 women who considered themselves having a non-Western ethnic minority background responded to the questionnaire. The median age (IQR) was 25 (23–33) years old; 32% had a professional bachelor’s, 28% had high school, and 22% had a master’s or higher university education. Participants scored higher on vitamin D general knowledge (scores above 80 on the scale 0–100) compared to vitamin D nutrition knowledge or vitamin D attitudes and behaviors (scores around 60 on the scale 0–100). In conclusion, the vitamin D knowledge among study participants—i.e., young well-educated non-Western ethnic minority women in Denmark—was pretty good. The further examination of vitamin D knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors should explore specifics related to nationality and religion and focus on less-educated non-Western ethnic minority women in Denmark and other Nordic countries.

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  • Erdinc Özel & Lourdes Cantarero-Arevalo & Ramune Jacobsen, 2020. "Vitamin D Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Young Danish Women with a Non-Western Ethnic Minority Background—A Questionnaire Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:8053-:d:438580
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    1. Clodagh O’Connor & Dominique Glatt & Lois White & Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, 2018. "Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions towards Vitamin D in a UK Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, October.
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