Volume 28, Issue 148, June 2024

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding multivitamin products and their uses among healthcare providers and students at a private medical college in Lahore

Rabeel Khan^1,2, Sara Shahid², Ayesha Nadeem³, Maryam Ayesha³, Tahreem Afzaal³, Arooj Arif³, Arisha Saghir³, Ghanwa Maqsood³, Memoona Arshad³, Shanza Saadat³, Muhammad Qasim³, Talha Rehman², Muhammad Zahid Iqbal^2♦

¹MPhil Pharmacy Practice Scholar, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
²Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
³Research Student, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

^♦Corresponding Author
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Background: The consumption of multivitamin products has increased substantially in the last few years, prompting this study to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of multivitamin use among students from various healthcare faculties at a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate factors affecting the knowledge, attitude, and practice of multivitamin use among future healthcare providers in a private medical college in Lahore. Methodology: Our cross-sectional study, conducted from August 2022 to November 2022, surveyed final and pre-final year students across medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry faculties. We used a validated questionnaire to assess the impact of demographic factors (gender, age, faculties, year of study, and place of living) on multivitamin usage. The questionnaire featured sections on knowledge, attitude, and practices. The descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean) were analyzed using SPSS version 21. Inferential statistics (one-way ANOVA) were applied to find the correlation among the variables. Result: The results of our current study indicated a statistically significant difference in knowledge about multivitamins among different age groups with p=0.001. The study also found a substantial difference in the use of multivitamins among students from other faculties, with a p-value of 0.055 and no statistically significant difference in attitude towards multivitamin use across various demographic factors. Conclusion: Although age and faculty affiliation affected knowledge and patterns of multivitamin usage, attitudes towards multivitamin use were consistent across all demographic groups.

Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, multivitamins, healthcare providers, dietary supplements

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e58ms3366

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i148.e58ms3366

Published: 18 June 2024