Abstract:
Objective: To assess the awareness regarding Vitamin D amongst medical and non-medical students.
Study Design and Setting: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period December 2016-June 2017 on a
sample size of 388 subjects.
Methodology: Undergraduate medical and dental students that are in their 3rd or 4th year, house officers, post graduate
trainees and graduate medical students were included in the study. Undergraduate and graduate students from non-medical
institutes were also included. The participants were assessed on the basis of a questionnaire which contained 15 closed
ended questions.
Results: The age of participants in this research varied from 21 to 35 years with the mean age of 24. Male subjects were
25 % but the females were predominant in this study, calculating 75%. Medical subjects were 70.4% (n= 273) and Nonmedical
subjects were 29.6% (n= 115). Undergraduates were 79.4% (n=308) and Graduates were 20.6% (n=80). An overall
of 75% of the medical subjects have satisfactory knowledge as compared to 25% of the non-medical subjects.
Conclusion: There is a lack of awareness regarding vitamin D among non-medical students. Awareness of vitamin among
medical students was also not up to the mark
