Assessment of the Knowledge and Perception of Probiotics among Medical Science Students and Practitioners in Lagos State

Chukwu, Emelda E.; Nwaokorie, Francisca O.; Yisau, J; Coker, A. O.

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2015/13676

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“…Even though many of the previous studies' results indicate a favorable response towards this issue, there are still concerns and challenges faced by HCPs in recommending probiotics, mainly due to the limited knowledge on probiotics' mechanism of action, availability of the products, and the large amount of information provided by companies about the benefits of their probiotic products. 11,29,30 Some of the concerns are regarding scientific evidence, adverse effects, and availability of probiotics. 30 The wide range of probiotic products with strain-specific effects made it more challenging for HCPs to correctly select and recommend the type of probiotic products that will be beneficial for their patient, despite the vastly growing scientific evidence supporting probiotics' https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S305670…”

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“…11,29,30 Some of the concerns are regarding scientific evidence, adverse effects, and availability of probiotics. 30 The wide range of probiotic products with strain-specific effects made it more challenging for HCPs to correctly select and recommend the type of probiotic products that will be beneficial for their patient, despite the vastly growing scientific evidence supporting probiotics' https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S305670…”

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Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Rahmah¹,

Khairani²,

Atik³

et al. 2021

JMDH

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Background: Probiotics have numerous health benefits to the digestive system, one of them being clinically able to prevent and treat diarrhea. The growing scientific evidence of probiotic benefits has led to increased production of probiotic products. Health science students, as future healthcare professionals (HCPs), should have more knowledge about probiotics to be able to give the right recommendation to their future patients and the larger community. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards probiotics of health science students in Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 87 students from Medical Studies, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Nursing majors in 2020. Proportional cluster random sampling was used to select the study subjects, and an online survey was used to collect the data. Final data were exported to statistics software for analysis. Scores of each variable were categorized. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to analyze the statistical differences among the four groups. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice variables. Results: Of all respondents, 80% had adequate knowledge. More than half (52.9%) had a positive attitude, and most (62.1%) had a positive practice. There were significant correlations between knowledge-attitude and attitude-practice variables. Most respondents gained information on probiotics from the Internet (26%) and their lecturer (24%). P-value from Kruskal-Wallis test for knowledge, attitude, and practice are 0.466, 0.801, and 0.324, respectively. Conclusion: Most respondents had an adequate level of knowledge, a positive attitude, and a positive practice towards probiotics. Incorporating scientific evidence regarding probiotics from various studies into all health science majors' academic curricula and media may help equip the students with a better understanding of probiotics, therefore improving probiotics usage to prevent and treat digestive system diseases in the future.

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Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Rahmah¹,

Khairani²,

Atik³

et al. 2021

JMDH

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“…Some previously published studies [24,25,33] have assessed the knowledge, awareness, and perception of probiotics among health providers in Nigeria. The results of these studies revealed a low level of familiarity by clinicians and health professionals with probiotics.…”

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“…Therefore, it is important that health practitioners receive scientific evidence-based advice so that patients receive objective and informed advice from their general practitioner, nurse, or pharmacist, rather than obtaining questionable information from unreliable sources [30]. As health practitioners have indicated an interest in knowing more about probiotics [25], and are also the ones responsible for preparing various guidelines for probiotic use based on evidence-based research [66], incorporation of this topic in the curriculums of future health professionals and targeted learning programs of current healthcare professionals may help in improving their knowledge and awareness.…”

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Health Professionals’ Knowledge of Probiotics: An International Survey

Fijan

Frauwallner²,

Varga

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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The objective of this study was to survey health professionals to investigate their knowledge of probiotics. An online survey was conducted to gather data on the knowledge of health professionals. The online survey was distributed via email and social media platforms using snowball sampling. A total of 1066 health professionals (859; 80.6% female) from 30 countries responded to the survey. Most of the respondents evaluated their knowledge of probiotics as medium (36.4%) or good (36.2%). Only 8.9% of the respondents rated it as excellent. No statistical difference in knowledge was found between male and female health professionals. Over 80% of pharmacists, allied health professionals, medical doctors and dentists, and other health professionals knew the correct definition of probiotics as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host”, whereas three quarters of registered nurses and midwives and less than two thirds of psychologists identified the correct definition. Statistically, more female than male health professionals knew the correct definition of probiotics. The most frequently recognized species of bacteria containing probiotic strains were Lactobacillus acidophilus (92%), Bifidobacterium bifidum (82%), and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (62%). The opinions on when it is best to take probiotics were different (χ2 = 28.375; p < 0.001), with 90.2% of respondents identifying that probiotics have beneficial effects if taken during antibiotic therapy, 83.5% for diarrhea, 70.6% for constipation, 63.3% before traveling abroad, and 60.4% for treating allergies. Almost 79% of health professionals involved in this study have advised their patients to use probiotics and 57.5% of the respondents wanted to learn more about probiotics. All things considered, health professionals have a medium level of knowledge of probiotics, which could be improved by the implementation of targeted learning programs. As probiotics have many beneficial effects in a wide range of health areas, health professionals need to adopt the use of probiotics in clinical practice.

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Knowledge, awareness, and socio-demographic assessment of probiotics, obesity and diabetes

Islam

Moniruzzaman

Biswas

et al. 2022

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked

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Assessment of the Knowledge and Perception of Probiotics among Medical Science Students and Practitioners in Lagos State

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Health Professionals’ Knowledge of Probiotics: An International Survey

Knowledge, awareness, and socio-demographic assessment of probiotics, obesity and diabetes

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