ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Health Professionals' Knowledge of Probiotics: An International Survey.
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- Pharmacists Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Probiotics and Prebiotics: A Cross-Sectional Study from Palestine.PloS one · 2026Article
- Consumer knowledge and motivations for consumption of fermented foods.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- On the Knowledge and Prescription of Probiotics by Pediatric Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Primary care and specialist physicians' prescribing preferences for concurrent probiotic-antibiotic therapy: a multinational clinical practice survey across 13 countries.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing the Knowledge and Prescription Practice of Gastroenterologists and Pharmacists Toward Probiotics in Saudi Arabia: An Electronic Survey-Based Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to survey health professionals to investigate their knowledge of probiotics. An online survey was conducted to gather data on the knowledge of health professionals. The online survey was distributed via email and social media platforms using snowball sampling. A total of 1066 health professionals (859; 80.6% female) from 30 countries responded to the survey. Most of the respondents evaluated their knowledge of probiotics as medium (36.4%) or good (36.2%). Only 8.9% of the respondents rated it as excellent. No statistical difference in knowledge was found between male and female health professionals. Over 80% of pharmacists, allied health professionals, medical doctors and dentists, and other health professionals knew the correct definition of probiotics as "live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host", whereas three quarters of registered nurses and midwives and less than two thirds of psychologists identified the correct definition. Statistically, more female than male health professionals knew the correct definition of probiotics. The most frequently recognized species of bacteria containing probiotic strains were
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