stdClass Object
(
    [id] => 18179
    [paper_index] => 202511-15-024968
    [title] => ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM DEFICIENCY IN PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, IN THE BIN JAWAD REGION-LIBYA 2024
    [description] => 
    [author] => Kamla Bashir Adam Mohammed , Kamal Elbssir Mohammed Al
    [googlescholar] => 
    [doi] => 
    [year] => 2025
    [month] => November
    [volume] => 13
    [issue] => 11
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/November/202511-15-024968.pdf
    [abstract] => This cross-sectional study (May–August 2024) assessed vitamin D and calcium deficiency in 50 preschool-aged children in Bin Jawad, Libya. Blood tests and maternal questionnaires revealed that 60% of children had vitamin D deficiency: 12% very severe (<10 ng/mL), 32% severe (10–20 ng/mL), and 16% moderate (21–29 ng/mL). Deficiency was slightly more common in girls (68%) than boys (52%), but the difference was **not statistically significant (p = 0.746). Deficiency rates across age groups (7–24, 25–36, and 37–60 months) were 60%, 63%, and 56%, respectively, with the oldest group showing the highest proportion of normal vitamin D levels (≥30 ng/mL).Calcium deficiency was found in 18% of boys and 8% of girls, with no significant association between vitamin D and calcium deficiency (p = 0.232). Key risk factors included inadequate sun exposure (68% had irregular exposure; 20% had none) and low breastfeeding rates (80% were not breastfed). The study recommends increased sunlight exposure, nutritional education, and supplementation programs to combat these deficiencies.
    [keywords] => Vitamin D, Calcium Deficiency, Sun Exposure
    [doj] => 2025-11-20
    [hit] => 
    [status] => 
    [award_status] => P
    [orderr] => 3
    [journal_id] => 15
    [googlesearch_link] => 
    [edit_on] => 
    [is_status] => 1
    [journalname] => International Journal of Asian Economic Light (JAEL)
    [short_code] => IJAR
    [eissn] => 2277-7741 
    [pissn] => 
    [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/10.JAEL H.png
)
Error fetching PDF file.