Relationship Between Maternal Awareness About Vitamin D for Under- Five Years Children and Their Health Status Outcomes

It includes multiple questions about; the importance of vitamin D, different sources of vitamin D, the appropriate age for starting vitamin D supplementation, frequency of giving vitamin D, the proper dose of vitamin D, the method for exposing children to sun baths the food rich with vitamin D and the source of her knowledge about vitamin D.

All items will be scored at one point for known, and zero for unknown or incorrect answers. Mothers' responses for all knowledge items will be summed up and converted into percentages. All items will be scored at one point for known, and zero for unknown or incorrect answers. Mothers' responses for all knowledge items will be summed up and converted into percentages.

Mothers' awareness levels will be categorized as follows:

• Satisfied awareness level for ≥50%
• Unsatisfied awareness level <50%

It includes multiple questions about mothers' practices for giving vitamin D supplementation, exposing the child to sun and giving the child food rich in vitamin D . Responses will be scored as one point for correctly done and zero for not done. A total score of mother's performance will be summed up and converted into percentages. Mothers' performance level will be categorized as following:

• Satisfied performance level for ≥50%
• Unsatisfied performance level <50%

It includes delayed closure of fontanels, delayed sitting and walking, delayed teething, muscles cramping, bow leg, knock knee and bone fracture.

It includes weight/kg., length/ height/cm. and Body mass index/kg/m2.

It includes items as exposure to any disease (pneumonia,...), previous hospitalization, cause of hospitalization, duration and previous surgery. Each item will be scored with No and Yes.