Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia
Alsofyani, M., Al-Essa, M., Assiri, M., Alalwani, B., Abuzeefa, A., Qasim, A., AlOsaimi, S., Althubaiti, A., Aldosari, D., Ali, S. (2018). Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 70(1), 65-71. doi: 10.12816/0042963
Mohammed Ateih Awwad Alsofyani; Maryam Hussain Ali Al-Essa; Mohammed Abdullah Assiri; Bashaer Mahboub Alalwani; Afrah Abdulraheem Abuzeefa; Abdulrahman Talal Qasim; Sara Mohammed AlOsaimi; Anood Qalil Althubaiti; Dima Obeid Aldosari; Sayed Ibrahim Ali. "Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 70, 1, 2018, 65-71. doi: 10.12816/0042963
Alsofyani, M., Al-Essa, M., Assiri, M., Alalwani, B., Abuzeefa, A., Qasim, A., AlOsaimi, S., Althubaiti, A., Aldosari, D., Ali, S. (2018). 'Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 70(1), pp. 65-71. doi: 10.12816/0042963
Alsofyani, M., Al-Essa, M., Assiri, M., Alalwani, B., Abuzeefa, A., Qasim, A., AlOsaimi, S., Althubaiti, A., Aldosari, D., Ali, S. Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 70(1): 65-71. doi: 10.12816/0042963

Prevalence of People That Using Multivitamins Supplementation & Experiencing A Side Effect in Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 11, Volume 70, Issue 1, January 2018, Page 65-71  XML PDF (441.07 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0042963
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Authors
Mohammed Ateih Awwad Alsofyani1; Maryam Hussain Ali Al-Essa2; Mohammed Abdullah Assiri1; Bashaer Mahboub Alalwani3; Afrah Abdulraheem Abuzeefa4; Abdulrahman Talal Qasim1; Sara Mohammed AlOsaimi1; Anood Qalil Althubaiti1; Dima Obeid Aldosari1; Sayed Ibrahim Ali4
1Taif University
2Maternity and Children Hospital in Al-Ahsa
3Royal Commission Medical Center
4Armed Forces Hospital –Alhada, King Faisal University
Abstract
Introduction: multivitamins are normally used to treat vitamin deficiencies. They may cause constipation and diarrhea. We are concerned to see the prevalence for using multivitamins supplementation & awareness of their side effects among saudi people. Methods: we conducted a cross sectional study and data collected by distributing an electronic questionnaire from 6/3 to 15/8/2017 and approved by the King Faisal University in Alhass, SA. Both gender above 18 years were included and excluded people below them. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS. Results: this study was applied on 471persons from different areas of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of them were female 67.5 %.the age of our studied group was above 18 years. Most of them was healthy, pre-university, from western area and used multivitamins for weight gain. 15.5% had harmful effect and 69.6% had vitamins or minerals deficiency (51.7% iron deficiency). 43.1% used them with no prescription and 85% used as pill. 80.8% considers them are important to their health and 35.8% believe there is no difference between using vitamins with or without medical advice. 24.9% believe they have no side effects and16.3% believe that they are sufficient for the variety and quantity of food.70.7% believe that the amount of vitamins in the food is not sufficient for the daily body and 42.5% read about vitamins from scientific books.
 Conclusion: the majority of the participants were using vitamins according to medical advice and there is a less percentage of people that experienced a side effect from using that supplementations.
Objectives: to determine the prevalence, reasons, source of information of multivitamins supplement uses, and their side effects.
 
Keywords
Multivitamins; Saudi Arabia
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