Conciencia y prácticas maternas sobre la vitamina D y su impacto en los resultados de salud en niños menores de cinco años en Egipto

associated with child health outcomes than awareness alone. The findings underscore revealed that although over two-thirds of mothers had satisfactory knowledge about VDD, more than half showed unsatisfactory practices. Mothers of children without VDD, and those whose primary teeth erupted before one year demonstrated significantly higher practice scores. A moderate positive correlation was found between maternal practices and children's health outcomes (weight, and height), as well as between mothers' practices and awareness scores. Additionally, maternal practices were significantly influenced by both