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Table 4 Percentages of GPs indicating agreement 1 with statements and comparison with findings reported for NSW GPs[18].

From: “Prescribing sunshine”: a national, cross-sectional survey of 1,089 New Zealand general practitioners regarding their sun exposure and vitamin D perceptions, and advice provided to patients

Statement

Agree

 

NZ%

NSW %

1. Clinical guidelines regarding vitamin D deficiency would be useful

97

97

2. I am concerned that my patients may not be getting enough vitamin D

87

83

3. Skin cancer prevention messages contribute to the development of vitamin D deficiency

81

68

4. Vitamin D reduces the risk of cancer

68

53

5. My patients need to spend more time in the sun to get enough vitamin D to be healthy

58

60

6. Information about vitamin D is not readily available for GPs

50

53

7. The vitamin D status of my patients influences the sun protection advice I provide

45

65

8. It is more important to stay out of the sun than get enough vitamin D

35

32

  1. 1 Percentages of respondents selecting ‘strongly agree’ or ‘agree’ combined and ranked by NZ response frequency.