General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia

Bachground Herbal beverages are already well-known to people nowadays. They can be considered as nutritional drinks with the addition of some herbs to the beverage. The current study is aimed to evaluate General Public Knowledge and Perception towards Herbal Beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia. Objec...

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Main Authors: Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad, Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali, Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba, Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
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Published: 2014
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spelling my.iium.irep.412952017-06-19T07:52:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41295/ General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Nazar, Nor Ilyani Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah RS Pharmacy and materia medica Bachground Herbal beverages are already well-known to people nowadays. They can be considered as nutritional drinks with the addition of some herbs to the beverage. The current study is aimed to evaluate General Public Knowledge and Perception towards Herbal Beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia. Objectives: To explore the knowledge and perception towards use and safety of herbal beverages Kuantan general public. Methodology A cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire was done. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: respondent socio-demographics, knowledge and perception towards the use and safety of consumption of herbal beverages were distributed to a random sample of Kuantan residents. This study was conducted during November to December 2012. Results Three hundred seventy nine respondents answered the questionnaire with a response rate >80%. Forty eight percent of them didn't know that the manufacturing of herbal beverages is without Ministry of Health (MOH) approval and 48.8% of them didn't know the side effects of taking herbal beverages for a prolonged time. However, 66% of the respondents showed that the herbal beverages are not safe and 61.7% on the knowledge that they are not a medicine. The result showed that 57.8% of the respondents have inadequate knowledge towards the use of herbal beverages. Forty three percent of the respondents perceived herbal beverages as beneficial. The main factors that drive the public to consume herbal beverages are advice from others, followed by advertisements and easily availability of the product. The majority of public in Kuantan has inadequate knowledge regarding herbal beverages and negative perception on safety and efficacy. The inadequate knowledge on the side effects of the herbal beverages might expose them to risk. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41295/1/proceeding.pdf Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad and Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali and Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba and Nazar, Nor Ilyani and Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah (2014) General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia. In: 1st International Conference on Industrial Pharmacy (ICIP) 2014, 16th-17th August 2014, Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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topic RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Nazar, Nor Ilyani
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
description Bachground Herbal beverages are already well-known to people nowadays. They can be considered as nutritional drinks with the addition of some herbs to the beverage. The current study is aimed to evaluate General Public Knowledge and Perception towards Herbal Beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia. Objectives: To explore the knowledge and perception towards use and safety of herbal beverages Kuantan general public. Methodology A cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire was done. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: respondent socio-demographics, knowledge and perception towards the use and safety of consumption of herbal beverages were distributed to a random sample of Kuantan residents. This study was conducted during November to December 2012. Results Three hundred seventy nine respondents answered the questionnaire with a response rate >80%. Forty eight percent of them didn't know that the manufacturing of herbal beverages is without Ministry of Health (MOH) approval and 48.8% of them didn't know the side effects of taking herbal beverages for a prolonged time. However, 66% of the respondents showed that the herbal beverages are not safe and 61.7% on the knowledge that they are not a medicine. The result showed that 57.8% of the respondents have inadequate knowledge towards the use of herbal beverages. Forty three percent of the respondents perceived herbal beverages as beneficial. The main factors that drive the public to consume herbal beverages are advice from others, followed by advertisements and easily availability of the product. The majority of public in Kuantan has inadequate knowledge regarding herbal beverages and negative perception on safety and efficacy. The inadequate knowledge on the side effects of the herbal beverages might expose them to risk.
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author Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Nazar, Nor Ilyani
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
author_facet Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Nazar, Nor Ilyani
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
author_sort Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem
title General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
title_short General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
title_fullStr General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed General public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in Kuantan, Malaysia
title_sort general public knowledge and perception towards herbal beverages in kuantan, malaysia
publishDate 2014
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