وثيقة
Prevalence, knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards dietary supplements among Bahraini adults : a cross-sectional study
وكيل مرتبط
Hasan, M, مؤلف مشارك
Perna, S, مؤلف مشارك
Al-Mannai, M, مؤلف مشارك
Alalwan, T, مؤلف مشارك
Mohammed, D, مؤلف مشارك
Almosawi, M, مؤلف مشارك
Hoteit, M, مؤلف مشارك
Tayyem, R, مؤلف مشارك
عنوان الدورية
Food Production, Processing and Nutrition
دولة النشر
Kingdom of Bahrain
مكان النشر
Sakhir, Bahrain
الناشر
University of Bahrain
تاريخ النشر
2023
اللغة
الأنجليزية
الموضوع
الملخص الإنجليزي
Abstract:
The usage of dietary supplements (DS) is a global trend that is likely infuenced by sociodemographic variables and body weight status. Some individuals utilize supplements in the hopes that they may enhance their health and prevent illness. Main objective of this study is to assess knowledge and awareness about using DS among Bahraini adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted using snowball sampling method, in which an electronic self-admin‑ istrative questionnaire was used to collect information from 582 eligible participants. Data about socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward using DS was collected from each participant. Prevalence of DS use was high (59.3%) and most of users were females. Most DS users (87.5%) thought that DS are safe (P<0.001). The DS users were signifcantly more likely than non-users to believe that DS
can prevent and treat chronic and communicable diseases, as well as the DS having side efects (P<0.05). The most frequently consumed DS were vitamin D (29.5%) and vitamin C (26.4%). The main purpose of using DS among the DS users was to treat nutrient defciency and around 60% of them used DS based on physician’s prescription. In conclu‑ sion, the using of DS was highly prevalent among younger adult females with normal body weight. The fndings of this study emphasize the need for implementing public educational programs about safe and proper use of DS.
المجموعة
المعرف
https://digitalrepository.uob.edu.bh/id/292aea58-851a-4ac8-8a2c-ff180ca5011d
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