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A validated vitamin D knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors\u2019 questionnaire was translated into Danish, piloted, and distributed via relevant Facebook groups. The responses were analyzed using parametric and non-parametric tests for descriptive and bivariate analyses. In total, 254 women who considered themselves having a non-Western ethnic minority background responded to the questionnaire. The median age (IQR) was 25 (23\u201333) years old; 32% had a professional bachelor\u2019s, 28% had high school, and 22% had a master\u2019s or higher university education. Participants scored higher on vitamin D general knowledge (scores above 80 on the scale 0\u2013100) compared to vitamin D nutrition knowledge or vitamin D attitudes and behaviors (scores around 60 on the scale 0\u2013100). In conclusion, the vitamin D knowledge among study participants\u2014i.e., young well-educated non-Western ethnic minority women in Denmark\u2014was pretty good. 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