Public awareness, patterns of use and attitudes toward natural health products in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a global rise in the use of natural health products (NHPs). Proper regulation of NHPs is pivotal to ensure good quality control standards, enhance consumers' safety and facilitate their integration into modern healthcare systems. There is scarcity of published data on the prevalence of NHPs usage among the general Kuwaiti population. Hence, this study was designed to determine awareness, patterns of use, general attitude and information requirements about NHPs among the public in Kuwait.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed using a pretested self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 1300 Kuwaiti individuals, selected from six governorates in Kuwait using a multistage stratified clustered sampling. Descriptive and multivari

SUBMITTER: Awad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3999934 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature