Knowledge, attitudes and use of dietary supplement among students of the University of Nis (Serbia)

Miljković, Mirjana; Stojiljković, Marija; Radulović, Olivera

doi:10.2298/mpns1304163m

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“…To the best of our knowledge, this was the first nationwide survey to study the prevalence of NS used by in Chinese college students, and the prevalence was consistent with surveys from other countries such as 43% in Malaysia [ 24 ] and around 50% in the United States [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ], but notably higher than in Japan [ 28 ], United Arab Emirates [ 19 ], and Iran [ 45 ], and lower than in Australia [ 22 ] and Serbia [ 55 ]. In the current study, we found that medical students tended to prefer using NSs compared to students who studied other majors; this was also found in other surveys conducted with medical and pharmaceutical students [ 18 , 56 , 57 ].…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Regarding the association between demographic characteristics and NS users, most of our findings were the same with previous studies [ 26 , 62 , 73 , 74 , 75 ]. Many previous literatures have shown that female, old and highly educated were more likely to use NSs [ 22 , 45 , 55 ]. In our study, the participants were all college students and the age range was not large, so there were no significant differences according to the age and education levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investigation and Comparison of Nutritional Supplement Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes in Medical and Non-Medical Students in China

Liu

Yang

et al. 2018

Nutrients

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The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes of Chinese university students with respect to nutritional supplements. We conducted a cross-sectional study in several universities around China from January to December 2017, and enrolled a total of 8752 students. Of these, 4252 were medical students and 4500 were non-medical students. The use of nutritional supplements was reported by 58.9% in universities students, with a higher rate for medical students as compared to non-medical students. It was found 24.2% of participants had taken supplements in the past year. Medical students had a higher level of knowledge on nutritional supplements than non-medical students (p < 0.001). The most commonly used nutritional supplements were vitamin C, calcium, and vitamin B. Gender (p < 0.001), household income (p < 0.001), and health status (p < 0.001) were related to the nutritional supplement use after adjustment for related factors. In conclusion, in China, nutritional supplement use was found to be more common in medical students than those studying other disciplines, and was associated with sex, income, and health status. The attitude towards nutritional supplements by medical students was positive. Students’ knowledge levels about nutritional supplements need to be improved

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confidence: 81%

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confidence: 99%

Investigation and Comparison of Nutritional Supplement Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes in Medical and Non-Medical Students in China

Liu

Yang

et al. 2018

Nutrients

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“…The findings of this research study have demonstrated that using DSs is widespread in the UAE, with 51.3% (95% CI: 47.3%-54.3%) of respondents stating that they had at some point used a DS. This is similar to the findings from the United States (52%), 30 the findings from Australia (56%) 31 and the findings of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (53%). [32][33][34] The results also indicated that, compared with other nationalities such as Iranians (36.3%), 35 Irish (23%), 36 Croatians (30.5%), 37 Jordanians (27.4%), 38 and Portuguese (16%) (Marques-Vidal), 39 UAE citizens utilized DSs at a greater rate; however, the UAE participants did not use DSs as much as those in Columbia (73%) 40 or Serbia (68.1%).…”

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Suboptimal Health, Dietary Supplementation, and Public Health Approaches to Regulatory Challenges in Dubai

Jairoun

Al‐Hemyari

El‐Dahiyat

et al. 2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Objectives: Presently, limited data are available on dietary supplements (DSs) and their associated effects on health status although the consumption of DS continues to expand. This study is aimed to explore the possible relationship between DSs consumption and suboptimal health status (SHS) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: This study was a cross-sectional research held among a sample of citizens and residents in the Emirate of Dubai in the UAE using a well-structured, self-administered, anonymous survey. Frequency tables, odds ratios, and confidence intervals were generated during the data analysis using SPSS version 23. Results: A total of 618 participants were enrolled in this study and fully completed the questionnaire. In this study, 317 participants (51.3%) (95% CI: 47.3%-55.3%) reported the use of DS products. A significant association between DS consumption and suboptimal health status was detected ( P < .001). DS consumers had a 1.5-fold increased odds of suboptimal health status when compared with non-DS consumers (95% CI 1.4-1.7). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest a need to develop policies and programs that will help minimize the risk of possible adverse events that are associated with the utilization of DSs.

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“…The prevalence of dietary supplement use among studied university students was 30.5%, which is similar to results for students in Korea (31.3%) [ 18 ] and the Middle East (39%) [ 19 ] and to the results obtained by Sotoudeh et al [ 18 ] for students in Tehran (33%) [ 20 ]. However, the usage prevalence among our students is lower than the prevalence among American (52%) [ 21 ], Australian (56%) [ 22 ], and Serbian students (68.1%) [ 23 ] and higher than in Jordanian (27.4%) [ 24 ] and Portuguese students (16%) [ 25 ]. Medical sciences students (33.1%) were slightly higher users of dietary supplements than were nonmedical sciences students (28.8%), which is in accordance to similar studies [ 19 , 26 ].…”

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confidence: 71%

Prevalence, Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning Dietary Supplements among a Student Population in Croatia

Žeželj

Tomljanović

Jovanović

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of usage and the knowledge and attitudes towards dietary supplements among medical sciences and nonmedical sciences students from Croatia. The study was conducted based on a questionnaire about dietary supplement usage, knowledge and attitudes. The prevalence of dietary supplement use, among 910 university students was 30.5%. The most-used dietary supplements were vitamins (18.0% in medical sciences students and 9.8% in non-medical sciences students). For all students, the internet (66.1%) was the most common source of information, followed by healthcare professionals (33.2%). The most common reason for taking dietary supplements was to maintain good health (26.4%). Use of the internet rather than health professionals as a trusted information source should be revised among this young population. Supplement intake was significantly associated with body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.016) and physical activity (p = 0.050). Students with normal BMI (61.5%) and the most physically active students (37.7%) took significantly more dietary supplements. Results of this study could help medicine faculties to improve their curriculum and support the development of public health messages aimed at wise and safe use of dietary supplements.

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Knowledge, attitudes and use of dietary supplement among students of the University of Nis (Serbia)

Abstract: Health professionals and users of dietary supplements should be educated better on the use of these products in order to make the supplement use safe, controlled and rational.

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Investigation and Comparison of Nutritional Supplement Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes in Medical and Non-Medical Students in China

Investigation and Comparison of Nutritional Supplement Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes in Medical and Non-Medical Students in China

Suboptimal Health, Dietary Supplementation, and Public Health Approaches to Regulatory Challenges in Dubai

Prevalence, Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning Dietary Supplements among a Student Population in Croatia

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