Knowledge regarding calcium contained in food amongst secondary school going adolescents in Karachi.
To determine the knowledge regarding calcium contained in food among secondary school-going children.



The cross-sectional study was conducted from February to May 2013 in two public and two private schools of Jamshed Town, Karachi. Stratified random sampling was used to raise the study sample. A pre-coded, piloted questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed using SPSS 19.



Of the 153 participants, 27(18.3%) had adequate knowledge while 126(81.7%) had inadequate knowledge about calcium contained in food. The mean age of the participants was 13.52±1.725 years. Statistically significant association was present between knowledge regarding calcium and mother's and father's educational level (p=0.039 and p=0.012, respectively), mother's and father's working status (p=0.002 and p=0.015, respectively) and acquisition of knowledge from parents (p=0.020), teachers (p=0.039) and via television (p=0.034).



Most adolescents did not have knowledge about calcium contained in food.
Department of Family Medicine, The Indus Hospital, Karachi.
Sanam
S
Shah
Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi.
Niloufer Sultan
NS
Ali
Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi.
Kashmira
K
Nanji
D000293:Adolescent; D002118:Calcium; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002118:Calcium
Calcium, Knowledge, Adolescents, Secondary schools. 
