{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]],"date-time":"2026-02-19T13:04:42Z","timestamp":1771506282109,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"National Institute of Public Health NIH (National Research Institute)","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The gut microbiota plays a key role in human health, and probiotics represent one of the main strategies for its modulation. Knowledge of probiotics among medical and dietetics students may influence their future clinical practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare the knowledge and perceptions of probiotics among medical and dietetics students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 107 students of the Medical University of Bialystok (55 medical students, 52 dietetics students). A 34-item questionnaire was used (maximum score: 51 points). Analyses included the &lt;i&gt;Chi&lt;\/i&gt;-square test and the Mann-Whitney U test; p &lt; 0.05 was considered significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dietetics students achieved a higher overall score than medical students (median: 31 vs. 27 points; p = 0.005). They more often correctly identified the definition of probiotics (94% vs. 69%; p = 0.002), appropriate product labeling (77% vs. 44%; p &lt; 0.001), and distinguished fermented foods from probiotics (65% vs. 20%; p &lt; 0.001). Differences were also observed regarding strain specificity (65% vs. 22%; p &lt; 0.001), SIBO (75% vs. 42%; p &lt; 0.001), and selected clinical indications, including IBS, atopic dermatitis, acne, ulcerative colitis, and upper respiratory tract infections. Medical students more frequently reported recommending probiotics to others (73% vs. 48%; p = 0.009).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall level of knowledge was low, with dietetics students outperforming medical students in key areas. The findings suggest a potential need for enhanced evidence-based education on probiotics at the Medical University of Bialystok.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.32394\/rpzh\/216504","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]],"date-time":"2026-01-29T11:23:21Z","timestamp":1769685801000},"page":"241-247","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge and perceptions of probiotics among medical and dietetics students: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.32394","volume":"76","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9136-5213","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"Andrulewicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"17323","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]]},"container-title":["Roczniki Pa\u0144stwowego Zak\u0142adu Higieny"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-216504-135821","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-216504-135821","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]],"date-time":"2026-02-19T12:12:53Z","timestamp":1771503173000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/Knowledge-and-perceptions-of-probiotics-among-medical-and-dietetics-students-a-cross,216504,0,2.html"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025]]}},"alternative-id":["216504"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32394\/rpzh\/216504","relation":{},"ISSN":["0035-7715","2451-2311"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0035-7715","type":"print"},{"value":"2451-2311","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]]}}}