%0 Journal Article
%T Associations Between Maternal Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice and 25
%A Hai-Yan Ren
%A Peng-Xiang Zuo
%A Yu Liang
%J Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
%@ 1941-2479
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1010539518768034
%X We explored the association between maternal nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) values in children with rickets in Xinjiang, People¡¯s Republic of China. We recruited 514 mothers with children (<2 years) from pediatric outpatient departments. We determined general status of families, maternal nutrition KAP, and 25(OH)D values in 212 children with rickets, with doctors using ¡°Prevention and Treatment Program for Infant and Young Children Rickets¡± and ¡°Application Guideline for Vitamin D and Bone Health in Adult Chinese (2014 Standard Edition)¡± to identify. We then assessed the associations between nutrition KAP and 25(OH)D values. The 25(OH)D values were positively correlated with maternal nutrition KAP scores. Factors influencing rickets included per-capita monthly dietary expenditure and spousal education level. Factors associated with nutrition practice included maternal education level, gestational vitamin D level, and nutrition knowledge. Augmented maternal nutrition KAP may improve 25(OH)D levels in children with rickets to a normal range
%K 25-hydroxyvitamin D
%K children
%K KAP
%K maternal
%K nutrition
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1010539518768034