What Do Polish Parents and Caregivers Think of Dietary Supplements for Children Aged 3–12?

Piekara, Agnieszka; Krzywonos, Małgorzata; Kaczmarczyk, Monika

doi:10.3390/nu12103076

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“…In this and other works [19,[21][22][23], researchers also use personally designed questionnaires to interview the population. And the result of the data received by them is confirmation of the opinion on the need for additional information and explaining to the public the responsibility for self-medication, its possible negative consequences, as well as aspects of the correct choice of drugs [11,13,20,24].…”

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confidence: 84%

Substantiation of the perspectivity of improving of the population informing about the criteria of the correct choice of modern multivitamin drugs

Kutsenko

Semeniv

Shchоkina

et al. 2021

SR: BS

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The aim. Determination of the need to raise awareness of the population about multivitamins and the criteria for their rational choice. Materials and research methods. To achieve the goal of the study, it was necessary to develop a questionnaire for visitors to pharmacies and carry out an anonymous survey of them. All adult visitors of the pharmacy were attracted to the survey. The developed questionnaire consisted of 3 parts and contained 32 questions processed in the course of our own research. Research results. Among the pharmacy visitors we surveyed, the majority were between the ages of 35–55, approximately equally divided were men and women who mainly lived in the Kiev region (87 %), were not students and did not have educational levels of bachelor or master, and had no relation in health care education. Summarizing the information obtained in the course of processing questionnaires with the answers of visitors to pharmacies, it can be noted that in the surveyed group of respondents there is a certain interest and indifference to the discussed aspects, but quite often there is a lack of knowledge in this regard. Conclusions. In the course of analyzing the results of the questionnaire survey, the level of awareness of the population regarding general information about the pharmacology of multivitamin drugs and the criteria for their correct choice was determined. From the data obtained, it can be concluded that on many issues the respondents showed an insufficient level of knowledge, which justifies the need for additional information about multivitamins, and indicates that better it should be done with participation of a specialist with a pharmaceutical education or physician. Mostly the population lacks knowledge on the issues listed in the second part of the questionnaire, namely, on general information about the biological and pharmacological properties of vitamins. It was found that the information obtained from the Internet or other media, including advertising, has a significant impact on the awareness and decision of the respondents

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confidence: 84%

Substantiation of the perspectivity of improving of the population informing about the criteria of the correct choice of modern multivitamin drugs

Kutsenko

Semeniv

Shchоkina

et al. 2021

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“…Parents who gave dietary supplements to their children tended to be more trusting of such products than those who did not. It was confirmed that parents transfer their own behavioural patterns to their children, so those who themselves used dietary supplements also gave them to their children [14].…”

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confidence: 89%

Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Use of Dietary Supplements by Schoolchildren from Małopolska Voivodship (Southern Poland)

Piórecka

Koczur

Cichocki

et al. 2022

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The use of regular supplementation may be important in alleviating the potential effects of specific nutrient deficiencies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the socio-economic and lifestyle factors influencing the administration of dietary supplements to schoolchildren from the Małopolskie voivodship. The study was conducted in March–June 2018 on 332 healthy children and adolescents (187 boys, 145 girls) aged 7–14 from the city and municipality of Niepołomice and the city of Kraków. The mean age of the subjects was 10.35 + 1.64 years. In order to assess their diet, a questionnaire was completed, by the parents or the child, on the frequency of consumption of specific products and foods (Food Frequency Questionnaire, FFQ) with added questions on the supplements provided. In assessing nutritional status, basic anthropometric measurements were taken and the BMI index was analysed. To check which factors influenced the use of supplements among respondents, the odds ratio (OR) was calculated. Approximately one-third of the total number of subjects (33.8%) took dietary supplements, most often supplements containing vitamins D and C, followed by multivitamin supplements and omega-3 fatty acids. The least common supplements contained calcium and iron. Dietary supplement intake was significantly higher among children living in rural areas compared to city areas (39.3% vs. 26.5% of respondents; p = 0.0150), and among boys compared to girls (37.3% vs. 27.8%; p = 0.048). It was observed that children more often received dietary supplements in multigenerational families and in families where at least one parent did not work. This is related to the place of residence of the respondent. Awareness of the need for, and the safe use of, dietary supplements is necessary among parents of children and adolescents.

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“…The main reasons were: improving immunity against flu and infections, protecting against adverse effects of antibiotics, and increasing the intake of vitamins and minerals. 10 …”

Section: Food Supplements: Perception Of Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents

Barretto,

Gouveia,

Alves

2024

Jornal de Pediatria

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What Do Polish Parents and Caregivers Think of Dietary Supplements for Children Aged 3–12?

Cited by 11 publications

References 56 publications

Substantiation of the perspectivity of improving of the population informing about the criteria of the correct choice of modern multivitamin drugs

Substantiation of the perspectivity of improving of the population informing about the criteria of the correct choice of modern multivitamin drugs

Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Use of Dietary Supplements by Schoolchildren from Małopolska Voivodship (Southern Poland)

Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents

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