ABSTRACT
Background: despite the availability of knowledge and multiple educating social medias, the prevalence of people who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia is decreasing these days
Objectives: This study was done to know the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia
Methods: a cross-sectional study on knowing the prevalence of people knowing the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia was done from January to April 2018 on 864 participants within many different social media platforms
Results: only [36%] of the participants know the importance of vitamin D to the skin, [36.7%] of the participants have checked their vitamin D level at a certain time of point, [25.1%] of the participants have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency,[ 66%] of the participants know the sources of vitamin D, [63.1%] of the participants know the consequences of vitamin D deficiency, [42.9%] of the participants usually get exposed to the sunlight, only [18.3%] of the participants use vitamin D supplements, [47.3%] of the participants know the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, [37.8%] of the participants have a current skin disease and more than half of the participants [55.9%] think that the society has a role in educating people about the importance of vitamin D
Conclusion: at the end of this study, there is a decrease number of participants who know the importance of vitamin D to the skin in Saudi Arabia