Knowledge and attitudes towards herbal and dietary products use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has made a global public health disaster. Little information is known about how to combat this infection. Therefore, preventive health measures that can reduce the severity and progression of this disease are needed. Some dietary supplements and herbal products have antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, it may be used to enhance immunity and reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. In this study, we reviewed selected supplements that may play a key role in the prevention and management of COVID-19 (e.g. vitamin D, vitamin C, and zinc), and that was to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes toward them by the adult population in Jordan.

Methodology

This is a cross-sectional study design, in which an onli

SUBMITTER: Ababneh MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200713 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature