Knowledge, attitudes, and understanding of probiotics among pediatricians in different regions of Saudi Arabia

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit upon the host. Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals have been reported to be at a medium level for probiotics. The objective was to evaluate the knowledge and practice styles about prob...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2021-01, Vol.21 (1), p.68-68, Article 68
Main Authors: Hasosah, Mohammed, Qurashi, Mansour, Balkhair, Abdullah, Alzahrani, Ziyad, Alabbasi, Abdullah, Alzahrani, Muhanad, Alnahdi, Wejdan, Shafei, Sohaib, Bafaqih, Malak, Khan, Muhammad
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Antibiotics
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Child
Consultants
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Diarrhea
Dietary supplements
Gastroenterology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Humans
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
Medical education
Medical personnel
Medical Services
Medical students
Meta Analysis
Microorganisms
National Surveys
Patients
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Polls & surveys
Probiotics
Public opinion
Questionnaires
Saudi Arabia
State Surveys
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Significance
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit upon the host. Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals have been reported to be at a medium level for probiotics. The objective was to evaluate the knowledge and practice styles about probiotics among pediatricians working in different regions of Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was conducted at pediatric hospitals in Saudi Arabia. A national survey of 550 pediatric providers (PPs) was conducted between January and March 2020 anonymously on their knowledge and practice styles regarding probiotics, and it was completed by pediatric residents (PRs), pediatric specialist (PSs), pediatric consultants (PCs), and pediatric gastroenterologists (PGs). The survey had a response rate of 82%. Among the respondents, 57.7% were aware of the probiotic's definition. There were significant differences in the percentage of participants who had little knowledge of probiotics (P 
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-021-02499-w