Publication:
Knowledge of Vitamin D among First-year Medical Undergraduate Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Simple item page
creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorManandhar, Pratibha
dc.contributor.authorManandhar, Naresh
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Sunil Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-13T05:27:36Z
dc.date.available2026-03-13T05:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionPratibha Manandhar Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Naresh Manandhar Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Sunil Kumar Joshi Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5060
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Introduction: Vitamin D also known as the sunshine vitamin, helps in bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis. It is estimated that one billion people in the world have vitamin D deficiency making it a public health problem. The objective of this study is to find out the knowledge regarding vitamin D among first-year medical undergraduate students of a medical college. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from 2nd February 2020 to 15th February 2020 at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Duwakot among medical undergraduate students of a medical college. Ethical clearance was received from the Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (Reference Number: 2812201809). A structured self-designed multiple-choice questionnaire on vitamin D knowledge was used. Convenient sampling method was applied and statistical analysis was done with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 version. Results: Out of total 157 undergraduate medical students, 21 (13.3%) exhibited good knowledge, 116 (73.9.8%) had average, and 20 (12.8%) had poor knowledge. There were 83 (52.9%) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery students, 39 (24.8%) were Bachelor of Dental Surgery and 35 (22.3%) were Nursing students. Conclusions: We found a satisfactory level of knowledge of vitamin D among first-year undergraduate medical students of a medical college when compared to similar studies. The majority of students from all three disciplines had average knowledge of vitamin D.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5096
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectmedical students
dc.subjectvitamin D
dc.titleKnowledge of Vitamin D among First-year Medical Undergraduate Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.article.typeOriginal Article
oaire.citation.endPage266
oaire.citation.startPage263
relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication7e76f436-e390-4a91-a8f7-b1d169ad359c
relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication.latestForDiscovery7e76f436-e390-4a91-a8f7-b1d169ad359c
relation.isJournalOfPublicatione6e146a0-0ece-4aba-aa0a-6ccfbd10a12a

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
263-266.pdf
Size:
261.28 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.86 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Publications

Connect with us

Nepal Health Research Council © 2026
Ramshah Path, Kathmandu Nepal P.O.Box 7626