Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medical Students Regarding use of Vitamin Supplements

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Objective: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical students regarding use of vitamin supplements, and compare them with the use of prescribed vitamin supplements. Methodology: A cross sectional (KAP study) was conducted in public and private medical colleges of Faisalabad, recruiting all the student enrolled in different specialities of medical sciences. Three hundred and eighty-seven participants were recruited in this study over a period of two months (Nov-Dec 2023) with help of convenient sampling technique. Subjects who filled incomplete form or were not willing to participate in the study were excluded. A quantitative, close ended questionnaire was floated on WhatsApp groups. Data was analysed using SPSS. P value≤0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Study recruited 387 subjects of both genders, male 164 (42.4%) and female 223(57.6%) of mean age 21.99±1.74 from different medical-related fields including MBBS 259 (66.9%), BDS 97(25.1%), Allied health Sciences 31 (8.0%) and freshly graduated students with the help of validated questionnaire. It was filled by different medical colleges in Faisalabad. Forms were floated on Social media and WhatsApp. It is shown that a significant number of the female population is using vitamins as compared to males (P value=0.000). Moreover, a majority of the female population is using it with a doctor's prescription as compared to males (P value=0.000) Conclusion: Majority of the population are using the vitamin supplements after being prescribed by the doctor though no biochemical analysis was done to assess the levels of essential vitamins.

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