Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (Kap) Relating to Dietary Supplements Among Health Sciences and Non-Health Sciences Students in One of The Universities of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Alhomoud, Faten; Mohammed, Basil; Bondarev, Andrey D.

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2016/19300.8439

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“…However, Pelletier & Kendall (1997), on the contrary, argued that individuals with unhealthy nutritional attitudes and behaviors tend to use diet supplements to regulate dietary patterns. In parallel with this study, Alhomoud et al (2016) was found that the frequency of using dietary supplements is higher for teachers whose higher knowledge score about nutrition.…”

Section: Results Conclusion and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 73%

“…According to NHANES-III study, the rate of using at least one dietary supplement was 53.0% (Gahche et al, 2011). Dietary supplements are widely used because they are easily accessible and have beneficial effects on health (Alhomoud et al, 2016). In this study, the frequency of use of diet supplements by teachers was 41.1%.…”

Section: Results Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining healthy life and protecting from diseases (Alhomoud et al, 2016). Vitamin mineral deficiencies, which can be seen due to inadequate and unbalanced nutrition, are an important risk factor for fatal and chronic diseases (WHO, 2007).…”

Section: Extended English Summary Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health beliefs and use of dietary supplements among teachers<p>Öğretmenlerin sağlık inanışları ve diyet suplemanı kullanma durumu

2018

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This study was planned to determine the use of nutrition supplements, health beliefs, and knowledge about vitamin-minerals among teachers. The sampling of the study consisted of 282 volunteering teachers working in elementary schools in Ankara province. The questionnaire form consisted of four parts: general information, use of vitamin-minerals, questions about vitamin-minerals and health beliefs. The study findings were analyzed with SPSS software packet using suitable statistical methods.

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confidence: 73%

Section: Results Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 86%

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Health beliefs and use of dietary supplements among teachers<p>Öğretmenlerin sağlık inanışları ve diyet suplemanı kullanma durumu

2018

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“…Likewise, in Kuwait, health sciences students had suboptimal diet [ 9 ]; and, in Lebanon, the prevalence of overweight/obese students was 32.2%, and their dietary consumption was below the recommended guidelines [ 10 ]. In Iran, most students needed to improve their diet (only 28.5% had a good diet) [ 11 ]; and, in the United Arab Emirates, students had a high prevalence of consumption of dietary supplements [ 12 ]. Low rates of healthy nutrition are evident among university students across the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).…”

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confidence: 99%

Country and Gender-Specific Achievement of Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines: Latent Class Analysis of 6266 University Students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine

Ansari

Berg‐Beckhoff

2017

Nutrients

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Research on healthy behaviour such as physical activity and healthy nutrition and their combination is lacking among university students in Arab countries. The current survey assessed healthy nutrition, and moderate/vigorous physical activity (PA) of 6266 students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine. We computed a nutrition guideline achievement index using WHO recommendation, as well as the achievement of PA recommendations using guidelines for adults of the American Heart Association guidelines. Latent class regression analysis identified homogenous groups of male and female students, based on their achievements of both guidelines. We examined associations between group membership and achievement of guidelines. A three-class solution model best fitted the data, generating three student Groups: “Healthy Eaters” (7.7% of females, 10.8% of males), “Physically Active” (21.7% of females, 25.8% of males), and “Low Healthy Behaviour” (70.6% of females, 63.4% of males). We did not observe a latent class that exhibited combined healthy behaviours (physically active and healthy eaters), and there were no major differences between countries. We observed a very low rate of healthy nutrition (≈10% of students achieved greater than four of the eight nutrition guidelines), with little gender differences across the countries. About 18–47% of students achieved the PA guidelines, depending on country and gender, more often among males. Few females achieved the PA guidelines, particularly in Libya and Palestine. Culturally adapted multi-behavioural interventions need to encourage healthy lifestyles, nutrition and PA behaviours. National policies need to promote active living while addressing cultural, geographic, and other barriers to young adults’ engagement in PA.

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“…This form is adapted from previous conducted forms 7,8 . Both paper and online surveys were prepared, and students were asked to respond on the spot.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Herbs and Herbal Products Among Health Sciences Students of a University in Uae

Shahwan¹,

Khawaja²,

Khasati³

2017

Int. J. Res. Ayurveda Pharm.

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Herbal products and supplements are a branch of CAM, and are consumed for several health purposes, and mostly without a medical advice. To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward these herbals, we conducted a college-based survey, distributed to 334 students of dentistry and pharmacy in a university in United Arab Emirates. The survey included questions about the herbals used, purpose of consuming them, drug-herbals interaction, and safety of herbal consumed. Among the sample, only 5% of students didn't use any herbals, at all. A high percentage of respondents believed that herbals are able to treat some medical conditions, while a weaker agreement was obtained regarding the safety of herbals. These results indicate that health sciences college students need to be counseled about the proper use of herbals.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (Kap) Relating to Dietary Supplements Among Health Sciences and Non-Health Sciences Students in One of The Universities of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Cited by 46 publications

References 17 publications

Health beliefs and use of dietary supplements among teachers<p>Öğretmenlerin sağlık inanışları ve diyet suplemanı kullanma durumu

Health beliefs and use of dietary supplements among teachers<p>Öğretmenlerin sağlık inanışları ve diyet suplemanı kullanma durumu

Country and Gender-Specific Achievement of Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines: Latent Class Analysis of 6266 University Students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Herbs and Herbal Products Among Health Sciences Students of a University in Uae

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