Consumption of dietary supplements and their determinants among adults in six Arabic countries: a cross-sectional survey

被引：2

作者：

Amer, Samar ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Abdel-hameid, Mohammed ^{[4
]}

Elsheikh, Shimaa ^{[4
]}

Shailabi, Taher ^{[5
]}

Douaouia, Lina ^{[6
]}

Abuhaimed, Sara ^{[7
]}

Ishteiwy, Ehab ^{[8
]}

Abdullah, Lina ^{[9
]}

Balid, Mohamed Muhanad ^{[10
]}

Swed, Sarya ^{[10
]}

Amer, Youmna ^{[11
]}

Zaitoun, Nahla ^{[12
]}

Zaitoun, Nermeen ^{[13
]}

Ibrahim, Mona ^{[14
]}

机构：

[1] Zagazig Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth & Community Med, Zagazig, Egypt

[2] Royal Coll Gen Practitioners INT, London, England

[3] Nova Univ, Mental Hlth Primary Care, Lisbon, Portugal

[4] Al Azhar Univ, Fac Pharm, Assiut, Egypt

[5] Omar Al Mukhtar Univ, Fac Pharm, Pharmacol & Toxicol Dept, Al Bayda, Libya

[6] Dept CHU St Therese Annaba, Annaba, Algeria

[7] King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[8] Omar Almukhtar Univ, Albayda Med Ctr AMC, Albayad, Libya

[9] Univ Baghdad, Fac Med, Dept Dermatol, Baghdad, Iraq

[10] Aleppo Univ, Fac Med, Aleppo, Syria

[11] Zagzig Univ, Fac Med, Dept Rheumatol & Rehabil, Zagazig, Egypt

[12] Zagazig Univ, Fac Med, Family Med Dept, Zagazig, Egypt

[13] Zagazig Univ, Fac Med, Physiol Dept, Zagazig, Egypt

[14] Zagzig Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth & Community Med, Zagazig, Egypt

来源：

EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2024年 / 36卷 / 01期

关键词：

Consumer's pharmaceutical purchasing behavior; Healthy eating pyramid; Dietary Supplements; Fatigue Severity Scale; Determinants; Arabic adults; Adverse effects; HERBAL PRODUCTS; COVID-19; KNOWLEDGE; SEVERITY;

D O I：

10.1186/s43162-024-00323-7

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Background Since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, the supplement market has consistently grown. Therefore, we conducted this survey during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to study the frequency and context of dietary supplement (DS) consumption (vitamins and mineral intake) and explore the consumer's pharmaceutical buying behaviour; and (3) to study its determinants as regards the demographics, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and healthy eating pyramids. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey on 1333 Arabic adults aged 18 years or more residing in six Arabic-speaking countries in May 2022, using a validated self-administrated questionnaire. The survey-involved questions about sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity, FSS, healthy eating pyramid, DS consumption, and consumers' pharmaceutical purchasing behaviour. Results Most participants were aged 20 to less than 35 years, and 64.6% used dietary supplements. There was a statistically significant difference between supplement users and nonusers as regards consumers' pharmaceutical buying behaviour in terms of advertising quality, safety rules, pharmaceutical forms, and packet quality. Arabic adults consumed the following dietary supplements: 63.5% vitamin C, 60.1% vitamin D, 47.1% iron, and 44.4% zinc. Authorised products (76.0%), natural contents (75.0%), and safety rules (68%), were the most common factors influencing Arabic consumers' pharmaceutical purchasing behavior. Multi-logistic regression analysis showed that being female, having a history of COVID-19, having a positive attitude about the benefits, and being recommended for supplement use were predictors of dietary supplement use. Conclusion The dietary consumption of supplements is prevalent, mainly including vitamin C, vitamin D, iron, zinc, vitamin B, and magnesium. In addition, Arabic adults are poorly adherent to healthy eating pyramids. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Arabic health authorities should prioritize this issue to minimize the potential for misusing dietary supplements.

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