Knowledge, Attitudes and Understanding of Probiotics Among Pediatricians in Different Regions of Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Muhammad Anwar Khan, Abdullah A. Alabbasi, Mansour Qurashi, Ziyad Alzahrani, Malak Bafaqih, Muhanad G Alzahrani, Wejdan A Alnahdi, Sohaib Shafei, Abdullah Balkhair, Mohammed Hasosah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine Health benefits Education law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Probiotic 0302 clinical medicine law Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Pediatricians Child Response rate (survey) lcsh:LC8-6691 Medical education lcsh:Special aspects of education Health professionals Practice patterns business.industry Probiotics lcsh:R General Medicine Diarrhea Cross-Sectional Studies Knowledge 030104 developmental biology Attitudes Family medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021) BMC Medical Education |
| DOI: | 10.21203/rs.3.rs-56065/v4 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Many studies reported that knowledge and attitudes of health professionals have a medium level of knowledge of probiotics. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate knowledge and practice styles among pediatricians working in different regions of Saudi Arabia regarding probiotics.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.SETTING: Pediatric hospitals; central, western, eastern, northern, and southern regions, Saudi Arabia.PATIENTS AND METHODS: A survey of 550 pediatric providers (PPs) conducted and completed by pediatricians which included pediatric residents (PRs), pediatric specialist (PSs) and pediatric consultants (PCs) and pediatric gastroenterologists (PGs). They were asked anonymously about knowledge and practice of probiotics.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Evaluate knowledge and practice styles among pediatricians working in Saudi Arabia regarding probiotics.SAMPLE SIZE: 550 pediatric providers (PPs) in the cross-sectional analysis.RESULTS: A response rate of 82% yielded 452 questionnaires. Among respondents, 261 of 452 (57.7%) were aware of the definition of probiotics. There were significant differences in the percentage of participants who have little knowledge of probiotics (PLIMITATION: There may be some response bias—PPs who have a special interest in probiotics may have been more likely to respond to the survey.CONCLUSION: Significant differences in knowledge and practice patterns exist regarding probiotics. Identification of knowledge gaps may be useful to develop educational materials to improve proper definition, knowledge, and the use of probiotics. |
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