Consumption of dietary supplements (DS) as a factor in the health-рreservation culture of the population: a sociological analysis

Introduction. The article identifies the level of health-preservation culture based on identifying the attitude of residents, different genders and age groups of the population of Maikop to the use of dietary supplements (DS). The health of the population directly depends on the prevention of a healthy lifestyle. To maintain health, people take DS.

The materials and methods. The method of sociological research is a questionnaire survey and an informal interview. Respondents, residents of Maikop, the Republic of Adygea, of different genders and ages, expressed their attitude to the consumption of dietary supplements. The survey involved 154 people, who were divided by gender and age according to the classification of the World Health Organization (WHO): young, middle, elderly.

The results. The most active age of taking dietary supplements is the first group – young age, of which 75% use dietary supplements, people are concerned about their health and the purpose of taking them is prevention, they prefer to get information about the product from the Internet. Middle-aged people also take dietary supplements (60%), most prefer a pharmacist’s consultation at the drugstore when buying dietary supplements, they hope to support the digestive system. The elderly group trusts the recommendations of doctors and pharmaceutical consultations (75%), they are not interested in the materials of Internet sites. And if they take dietary supplements, then, like younger people, to improve the functioning of the digestive system.

Discussion and conclusion. According to the results of the sociological interview and questionnaire, it has been shown that the culture of the residents in the issue of consuming dietary supplements is quite high, this is evidenced by the high percentage of respondents consuming dietary supplements, and a reasonable attitude to advertising in the media, an optimal level of trust in the quality of the local manufacturer of dietary supplements. Most respondents understand that dietary supplements are not medicines and use them as dietary supplements for the prevention of diseases of the digestive, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

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