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      <journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Pharmacophore</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">pharmacophorejournal.com</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Pharmacophore</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Pharmacophore</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2229-5402</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">pharmacophorejournal.com-6732</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51847/CmNEJaqTlR</article-id>
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          <subject>Original research</subject>
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        <article-title>Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Vitamin D Misuse among General Population during COVID-19</article-title>
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                  <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>28</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2023</year>
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      <volume>14</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>6</fpage>
      <lpage>13</lpage>
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        <p>Vitamin D (VD) insufficiency is becoming an important problem among Saudi nationals. This population will probably keep suffering from vitamin D deficiency because there is a lack of understanding about lifestyle changes that can prevent Vitamin D insufficiency. The aim of the study to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with Vitamin D among the adult residents of Arar in the Northern Border region of Saudi Arabia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among the general adult population in Arar city using a well-structured and well-designed questionnaire. The study finding showed that over two-thirds (69.6%) of respondents reported a high level of vitamin D knowledge on the scale of respondents&amp;#39; attitudes toward vitamin D. Considering the respondents&amp;#39; attitude scale about vitamin D, 75 percent of them showed a moderate level, and the level of practices of vitamin D use show that over forty percent have a moderate level. This study showed that the participants had a high level of vitamin D knowledge and attitudes. Although most participants were aware of the sources, benefits, and risks of a vitamin D overdose, most of them did not take part. The majority of them spent most of their time indoors due to cultural considerations, which reduce the production of vitamin D.</p>
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