Syed Faisal Zaidi1,2, Rayan Mgarry1, Abdullah Alsanea1, Sakar Khalid Almutairi1, Yaser Alsinnari1, Saad Alsobaei1, Kanwal Ahmed1,3. 1. College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia. 2. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia. 3. Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah 21461, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Introduction: Various drug-food interactions exist that may hinder treatment and can sometimes be lethal. Our aim was to assess the level of public knowledge and awareness in Jeddah city, Western Saudi Arabia, about drug-food interactions, along with the effects of demographics on their knowledge. Methods: A survey questionnaire was administered in this cross-sectional study to participants spread across multiple locations in Jeddah, including in malls and public gatherings. Participants included both males and females. Sample size was calculated through Raosoft® software. Data analysis was executed using IBM Statistic SPSS and the level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 410 people participated in the study and only 92.68% (380) of responses were enrolled in the study; 7.32% (30) were not enrolled due to the exclusion criteria. Surprisingly, only six out of eighteen questions regarding drug-food interactions in the administered questionnaire were correctly answered by 380 participants. Data indicated that the participants had a poor to intermediate level of both knowledge and awareness with respect to drug-food interactions. Furthermore, participants showed moderate to strong awareness of the effects of alcohol and tea generally, and their interaction with medication. Conclusion: Participants in our study showed inadequate knowledge of basic and fundamental information about drug-food interactions, which highlights the dire need to increase awareness.
Introduction: Various drug-food interactions exist that may hinder treatment and can sometimes be lethal. Our aim was to assess the level of public knowledge and awareness in Jeddah city, Western Saudi Arabia, about drug-food interactions, along with the effects of demographics on their knowledge. Methods: A survey questionnaire was administered in this cross-sectional study to participants spread across multiple locations in Jeddah, including in malls and public gatherings. Participants included both males and females. Sample size was calculated through Raosoft® software. Data analysis was executed using IBM Statistic SPSS and the level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 410 people participated in the study and only 92.68% (380) of responses were enrolled in the study; 7.32% (30) were not enrolled due to the exclusion criteria. Surprisingly, only six out of eighteen questions regarding drug-food interactions in the administered questionnaire were correctly answered by 380 participants. Data indicated that the participants had a poor to intermediate level of both knowledge and awareness with respect to drug-food interactions. Furthermore, participants showed moderate to strong awareness of the effects of alcohol and tea generally, and their interaction with medication. Conclusion:Participants in our study showed inadequate knowledge of basic and fundamental information about drug-food interactions, which highlights the dire need to increase awareness.
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Jeddah; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; awareness; drug–food interaction; general public; knowledge
Authors: Muhammad Rafehi; Frank Faltraco; Johannes Matthaei; Thomas Prukop; Ole Jensen; Aileen Grytzmann; Felix G Blome; Ralf Günter Berger; Ulrich Krings; Stefan V Vormfelde; Mladen V Tzvetkov; Jürgen Brockmöller Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2019-10-30 Impact factor: 5.810