Table 5 Source of Spending, Purchase, Duration of Use and Sources of Information dietary supplementations
Survey Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
What is the source of spending on food supplements? | |
On your account | 339 (76.7) |
Free | 61 (13.8) |
Insurance | 42 (9.5) |
The purchase of nutritional supplements by? | |
Prescription | 329 (79.3) |
Pharmacies | 63 (15.2) |
Internet | 22 (5.3) |
The private | 1 (0.2) |
What is the duration of your use of nutritional supplements? | |
2 weeks | 104 (23.9) |
From time to time | 97 (22.2) |
A month | 91 (20.9) |
Daily | 62 (14.2) |
Weekly | 29 (6.7) |
3 Months | 25 (5.7) |
6 Months | 15 (3.4) |
One year | 13 (3.0) |
Information Sources on Supplements | |
Social Media | 203 (38.0) |
Internet | 85 (15.9) |
Newspapers | 58 (10.9) |
Family | 44 (8.2) |
More than one source | 40 (7.5) |
Physician | 39 (7.3) |
Pharmacies | 28 (5.2) |
Friends | 26 (4.9) |
The books | 11 (2.1) |