Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of Nutrition and Dietetics Department Students Towards Probiotic Products: The Example of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University: Cross-Sectional Study
Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Probiyotik Ürünlere Karşı Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Tutumları: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Örneği: Kesitsel Çalışma
Mustafa ÖZGÜRa, Ahmet Hulusi DİNÇOĞLUa
aDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Health Sciences, Burdur, Türkiye
J Tradit Complem Med. 2023;6(1):11-23
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2022-90629
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: Functional foods are foods that beneficially affect one or more functions in the body beyond their adequate nutritional effects. This study is aimed to reveal the knowledge levels and attitudes of undergraduate students in the department of nutrition and dietetics about probiotics and their products with survey data. Material and Methods: The questions of the survey were prepared after the researchers searched the literature on relevant subjects and the data were obtained with an online survey collection tool (Google forms). The survey form consists of 3 parts including sociodemographic information, knowledge of probiotic products and consumption of probiotic foods, and opinions about probiotic products of students. The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration Principles. Results: This study was carried out with the voluntary participation of 221 of 274 students in Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. As a result of the study, statistically significant (p

Keywords: Probiotics; surveys and questionnaires; students; knowledge; attitude
ÖZET
 Amaç: Fonksiyonel besinler, iyileştirilmiş sağlık ve esenlik durumu ve/veya hastalık riskinin azaltılması ile ilgili bir şekilde, yeterli beslenme etkilerinin ötesinde vücuttaki bir veya daha fazla hedef işlevi faydalı bir şekilde etkileyen besinlerdir. Bu çalışmada, beslenme ve diyetetik bölümü lisans öğrencilerinin probiyotik ve probiyotik ürünler ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin ve tutumlarının anket verileriyle ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Anket soruları, araştırmacılar tarafından ilgili konularda literatür taraması yapıldıktan sonra hazırlanmıştır ve veriler çevrim içi anket toplama aracı (Google formları) ile toplanmıştır. Anket formu sosyodemografik bilgiler, probiyotik ürünler ve probiyotik besinlerin tüketimine ilişkin bilgiler ve öğrencilerin probiyotik ürünlere ilişkin görüşleri olmak üzere 3 bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma, Helsinki Deklarasyonu prensiplerine uygun olarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışma, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümünde öğrenim gören 274 öğrenciden 221'inin gönüllü katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, öğrencilerin sınıf düzeyleri ile probiyotik besin tüketimleri ve probiyotik besinlere yönelik tutumları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (p

Anahtar Kelimeler: Probiyotikler; sörveyler ve anketler; öğrenciler; bilgi; tutum
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