Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Regarding Nutritional Rickets among Children at the University of Science and Technology Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen, 2024

Abstract

Background: Rickets is a metabolic bone disease caused by defects in osteoid tissue mineralization in children, often due to inadequate vitamin D intake. Rickets is prevalent worldwide, with up to 9% of the childhood population affected. The prevalence is higher in developing countries, with African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries having a wide prevalence rate of 10% to 70%. Objective: To identify the knowledge and practice of mothers regarding nutritional rickets among children at the University of Science and Technology Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen, 2024.