ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding probiotic use during pregnancy and for their infants in Turkey.
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Gut Microbiota and Probiotics Among Ecuadorian Medical Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Advanced Membrane Simulations in Probiotics and Gut Microbiome Interaction Research: The Current Trends and Insights.Current pharmaceutical design · 2025Review
- Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices on probiotic use in preschool children in Serbia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Determination of microbiota awareness levels in women planning pregnancy.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Chinese parents with infants (aged 0-3 years) toward immunity, gut microbiota and biotics: a comprehensive study.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Investigate the relationship between the microbiota awareness in first trimester and high risk pregnancy in Turkish women: cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study was conducted to determine mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding probiotic use during pregnancy and for infants between 6 months and 2 years old.
designThe study had a cross-sectional design, and the data were collected using a Socio-demographic Information Form and a Probiotic Information and Attitude Form. The data were evaluated using frequency, percentage and χ2 tests.
settingTwo hospitals of one province in the central Black Sea Region, Turkey.
participants519 mothers with infants between 6 months and 2 years old who had been hospitalised in paediatric clinics participated in the study.
results20·2 % of the mothers knew what a probiotic was, 33·1 % of them had knowledge of specific probiotic products and 49·7 % of them knew that breast milk contains probiotics. A statistically significant difference was found between mothers' knowledge of probiotics and probiotic products, and their ages, education, employment, income, family structure and whether they were actively breast-feeding (P < 0·05). A statistically significant difference was found between the mothers' knowledge that breast milk contains probiotics and their ages, education, employment, income, family structure, age of children and actively breast-feeding (P < 0·05).
conclusionThe study found that the mothers' knowledge and practices regarding probiotics were inadequate, and that they traditionally used natural products in their daily lives. Evidence-based educational activities should be designed which include information about the definition of probiotics, and their benefits and disadvantages for mothers. Further studies are needed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of health professionals regarding the use of probiotics by mothers with infants and pregnant women.
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