A prospective Study to investigate the Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Pregnant Women

دراسة استطلاعية لاستقصاء نسبة انتشار نقص فيتامين (د) بين النساء الحوامل

Abstract

This study aims to identify the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women attending Al-Jalaa Maternity Hospital in Tripoli, and those attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Al-Hadaba Al-Khadra Hospital. The study used a descriptive and analytical approach. The study also used a questionnaire to collect data and information, with a sample of (250 ) A pregnant woman attending Al-Jalaa Maternity Hospital in Tripoli, and attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Al-Hadaba Al-Khadra Hospital. The study also used a number of statistical methods to achieve its goals, including the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, the percentage, the relative weight, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and the reliability coefficient. Cronbach's alpha, the reliability coefficient using the split-half method, and the t-test. The results of this study resulted in a low percentage of vitamin D deficiency according to the responses of the study sample members, and there was also a moderate awareness of the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and its importance to the body. There are some symptoms of vitamin D deficiency in some pregnant women, although this does not confirm the existence of a deficiency of this vitamin in these women. The responses of the study sample members also confirmed that a large number of women do not follow a healthy diet because of its negative impact on the mother’s health. And the fetus, and on the levels of vitamin D in the body, and after subjecting the study sample members to a test to determine the rate of vitamin D deficiency, the results indicated that there is a small percentage of the study sample members who suffer from vitamin D deficiency, and this deficiency is not to a large degree. There are statistically significant differences in the level of responses of the study sample members, which are attributed to the health institutions variable, in favor of Al-Jalaa Hospital for Women and Maternity in Tripoli.