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Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia

(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of Dietary Supplements (DSs) has increased for health promotion purposes. Few data records were found on the safe use of DSs among university students in Saudi Arabia, during COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the perceptions and patterns of DS...

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Autores principales: Almegewly, Wafa Hamad, Alenazi, Rimah Bader, Albaqami, Fayhaa Mohammed, Alkharashi, Raghad Abdulkarim, Alsaedi, Fatimah Abdulrhman, Almutairi, Reem Khalaf, Alkharji, Alhanouf Abdullah, Althani, Ghadeer Mohammed, Aljuwayd, Wafa Abdullah
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9506526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145104
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183728
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author Almegewly, Wafa Hamad
Alenazi, Rimah Bader
Albaqami, Fayhaa Mohammed
Alkharashi, Raghad Abdulkarim
Alsaedi, Fatimah Abdulrhman
Almutairi, Reem Khalaf
Alkharji, Alhanouf Abdullah
Althani, Ghadeer Mohammed
Aljuwayd, Wafa Abdullah
author_facet Almegewly, Wafa Hamad
Alenazi, Rimah Bader
Albaqami, Fayhaa Mohammed
Alkharashi, Raghad Abdulkarim
Alsaedi, Fatimah Abdulrhman
Almutairi, Reem Khalaf
Alkharji, Alhanouf Abdullah
Althani, Ghadeer Mohammed
Aljuwayd, Wafa Abdullah
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description (1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of Dietary Supplements (DSs) has increased for health promotion purposes. Few data records were found on the safe use of DSs among university students in Saudi Arabia, during COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the perceptions and patterns of DSs during COVID-19 among students at a selected female university. (2) Methods: A descriptive cross-section design was used. A convenient sample of undergraduate students (n = 651) were recruited via email, to fill in an online validated questionnaire: The nutrition and intake of DSs during COVID-19. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. (3) Results: Among the 509 students who did not have chronic diseases, 85% of them had taken DSs. About 35.5% of the students had not changed their dietary habits since the beginning of COVID-19, but 78.6% thought that they needed to improve their immunity by taking DSs. Half of the students 51.2% believed that healthy habits may reduce the chance of being infected with COVID-19. The most used DSs were vitamin C (84.3%), followed by honey (65.3%), and vitamin D (47.7%). At the top of students’ references for DSs was personal judgment or previous knowledge of the benefits (27.3%). (4) Conclusion: The usage and patterns of DSs were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking DSs without a doctor’s prescription may lead to several complications. DSs users should be educated effectively about the proper use of DSs as an external supplementation.
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spelling pubmed-95065262022-09-24 Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia Almegewly, Wafa Hamad Alenazi, Rimah Bader Albaqami, Fayhaa Mohammed Alkharashi, Raghad Abdulkarim Alsaedi, Fatimah Abdulrhman Almutairi, Reem Khalaf Alkharji, Alhanouf Abdullah Althani, Ghadeer Mohammed Aljuwayd, Wafa Abdullah Nutrients Article (1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of Dietary Supplements (DSs) has increased for health promotion purposes. Few data records were found on the safe use of DSs among university students in Saudi Arabia, during COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the perceptions and patterns of DSs during COVID-19 among students at a selected female university. (2) Methods: A descriptive cross-section design was used. A convenient sample of undergraduate students (n = 651) were recruited via email, to fill in an online validated questionnaire: The nutrition and intake of DSs during COVID-19. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. (3) Results: Among the 509 students who did not have chronic diseases, 85% of them had taken DSs. About 35.5% of the students had not changed their dietary habits since the beginning of COVID-19, but 78.6% thought that they needed to improve their immunity by taking DSs. Half of the students 51.2% believed that healthy habits may reduce the chance of being infected with COVID-19. The most used DSs were vitamin C (84.3%), followed by honey (65.3%), and vitamin D (47.7%). At the top of students’ references for DSs was personal judgment or previous knowledge of the benefits (27.3%). (4) Conclusion: The usage and patterns of DSs were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking DSs without a doctor’s prescription may lead to several complications. DSs users should be educated effectively about the proper use of DSs as an external supplementation. MDPI 2022-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9506526/ /pubmed/36145104 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183728 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Almegewly, Wafa Hamad
Alenazi, Rimah Bader
Albaqami, Fayhaa Mohammed
Alkharashi, Raghad Abdulkarim
Alsaedi, Fatimah Abdulrhman
Almutairi, Reem Khalaf
Alkharji, Alhanouf Abdullah
Althani, Ghadeer Mohammed
Aljuwayd, Wafa Abdullah
Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title_full Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title_short Perceptions and Patterns of Dietary Supplements’ Use during COVID-19 among Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
title_sort perceptions and patterns of dietary supplements’ use during covid-19 among undergraduate female students in saudi arabia
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9506526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145104
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183728
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