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AuthorMamtani, R.
AuthorCheema, S.
AuthorMacRae, B.
AuthorAlrouh, H.
AuthorLopez, T.
AuthorElHajj, M.
AuthorMahfoud, Z.
Available date2024-05-28T04:59:12Z
Publication Date2015
Publication NameEastern Mediterranean Health Journal
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2015.21.1.39
ISSN10203397
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/55559
AbstractThere is increasing demand for herbal and nutritional supplements in the Middle East. This study aimed to examine the use of supplements by college students in Qatar and to elucidate users' views about them. A total of 419 college students completed a self-administered questionnaire. Almost half of the respondents (49.6%) had used supplements (ever users), with 32.7% reporting using them in the previous 6 months (current users). Of the latter, 27.7% had used herbal supplements, 56.2% vitamins and minerals and 56.9% non-vitamin, non-mineral, non-herbal supplements. Many participants considered supplements to be safer and more effective than conventional medicines. Supplements were preferred over conventional medicines for the treatment of digestive conditions and common respiratory ailments and for weight management. Educating health-care providers about the benefits and risks of supplements is imperative and will enable health-care practitioners to guide patients in making informed decisions about supplement use.
Languageen
PublisherWorld Health Organization
Subjectascorbic acid
fish oil
mineral
multivitamin
omega 3 fatty acid
vitamin D
adult
allopathy
Article
body weight
college student
decision making
diet supplementation
digestive system disease
drug effect
drug safety
female
health care personnel
health program
health survey
herbal medicine
human
male
prevalence
Qatar
questionnaire
respiratory tract disease
young adult
alternative medicine
diet supplementation
psychology
socioeconomics
statistics and numerical data
student
university
utilization
Adult
Complementary Therapies
Dietary Supplements
Female
Humans
Male
Qatar
Socioeconomic Factors
Students
Universities
TitleHerbal and nutritional supplement use among college students in Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination39-44
Issue Number1
Volume Number21
dc.accessType Open Access


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