Prevalence and factors associated with dietary supplement use among Bangladeshi public university students: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The usage of dietary supplement (DS) such as vitamins, minerals, and fish oil has expanded, but there is limited data on their use by sub-populations such as university students. The study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of DS use among Bangladeshi university students and its associated factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 390 students was conducted from two public universities from Barishal Division in Bangladesh using a structured questionnaire with 72 questions divided into five sections: sociodemographic, knowledge, opinions, and attitudes, types of DS, reasons and sources for using DS, and adverse reactions after taking DS. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were utilized to estimate the results.

Results

Among all the stud

SUBMITTER: Tareq MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9576072 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature