Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Biochemistry Department, College of Science, Prince Mutaib Chair for Biomarkers of Osteoporosis, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Reprod Health. 2017 Aug 29;14(1):104. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0357-7.
The aim was to investigate the prevalence of dietary supplement use among pregnant Saudi women and its associations between various demographics.
In this cross-sectional study, a total of 137 pregnant women attending prenatal care from King Salman Hospital completed a self-administered questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, general awareness, attitude and behavior towards use of dietary supplements during pregnancy.
Dietary supplement use among Saudi women in pregnancy was high (71.5%) and was significantly associated with level of education (p = 0.005), family income (p = 0.039) and number of children (p = 0.007). No significant association was observed between neonatal health outcomes and dietary supplement use during pregnancy. In all participants, 81.6% believed that supplement use is important for nutritional status and more favorable neonatal outcomes. For the majority of participants, the primary source of information for dietary supplement use was a doctor's advice. The majority of the participants [65.7% (n = 90)] responded that dietary supplement use is safe. Folic acid was found to be the most common type of dietary supplement used (95.9%; n = 94); however, 53.1% (n = 52) did not take folic acid supplements 3 months prior to pregnancy. Other common supplements used were iron, calcium and vitamin D (88.8, 81.6, and 41%, respectively).
This study provided new information on dietary supplement use and its correlates in Saudi pregnant women. The prevalence of dietary supplement use was high in this group and was associated with socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics.
本研究旨在调查沙特孕妇的膳食补充剂使用情况及其与各种人口统计学因素之间的关联。
在这项横断面研究中，共有 137 名在 King Salman 医院接受产前护理的孕妇完成了一份自我管理的问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学特征、对一般认知、对妊娠期间使用膳食补充剂的态度和行为。
沙特孕妇在妊娠期间使用膳食补充剂的比例较高（71.5%），且与教育水平（p=0.005）、家庭收入（p=0.039）和子女数量（p=0.007）显著相关。新生儿健康结局与妊娠期间使用膳食补充剂之间未观察到显著关联。在所有参与者中，81.6%的人认为补充剂的使用对营养状况和更有利的新生儿结局很重要。对于大多数参与者来说，补充剂使用的主要信息来源是医生的建议。大多数参与者（65.7%（n=90））认为补充剂的使用是安全的。发现最常用的膳食补充剂是叶酸（95.9%（n=94））；然而，53.1%（n=52）在怀孕前 3 个月没有服用叶酸补充剂。其他常用的补充剂包括铁、钙和维生素 D（分别为 88.8%、81.6%和 41%）。
本研究提供了沙特孕妇膳食补充剂使用情况及其相关因素的新信息。该人群中膳食补充剂的使用比例较高，与社会人口统计学和生活方式特征相关。
