{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]],"date-time":"2026-05-18T11:05:59Z","timestamp":1779102359725,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"National Institute of Public Health NIH (National Research Institute)","issue":"4","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In scientific literature, it is relatively rare to find information on healthcare professionals\u2019 current knowledge of probiotics, prebiotics, and gut microbiota.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of our study was to assess healthcare professionals\u2019 knowledge of gut microbiota, probiotics, and prebiotics in the city of K\u00e9nitra, Morocco.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The data was collected via an online questionnaire, which we distributed through social media. A total of 143 healthcare professionals (78.3% women and 21.7% men) responded to this questionnaire. The questionnaire concerned knowledge of probiotics and prebiotics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most respondents rated their knowledge of probiotics, prebiotics, and gut microbiota as average (40%) or poor (39%), while others rated their knowledge as good (11%) and only 2% had very good knowledge, with the remainder (8%) having no knowledge. The correct definition of probiotics chose 67.1% of respondents, broken down as follows: 80.4%\nof general practitioners, 76.9% of specialists, and 57% of nurses. &lt;i&gt;Lactobacillus acidophilus&lt;\/i&gt; (65%) and &lt;i&gt;Bifidobacterium bifidum&lt;\/i&gt; (50.3%) are the two species best known to respondents as probiotic strains. Furthermore, the most popular prebiotic is fructooligosaccharide (51%), followed by galactooligosaccharide (42.7%) then inulin (36.4%) and finally betaglucan (14%). Among professionals 60.1% prescribed probiotics and\/or prebiotics for diarrhea, followed by antibiotics (47.6%) then constipation (39.2%) and 21% of respondents recommended them for diabetes, 18.9% for obesity while only 3.5% used them for other pathologies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This online survey revealed the current knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding probiotics, prebiotics and gut microbiota and highlights the importance of educating and training them through targeted learning programs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.32394\/rpzh\/220380","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]],"date-time":"2026-04-22T05:54:52Z","timestamp":1776837292000},"page":"301-313","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Healthcare professionals' knowledge of probiotics, prebiotics, and the gut microbiota \u2013 the city of K\u00e9nitra, Morocco: A pilot study"],"prefix":"10.32394","volume":"76","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-4043-3084","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hanane","family":"Lerhzouli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6081-0572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Btihaj","family":"Al Ibrahmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9778-7708","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samir","family":"Bikri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-9234-5464","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soad","family":"Khal-Layoun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7470-8878","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdellatif","family":"Bour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"17323","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]]},"container-title":["Roczniki Pa\u0144stwowego Zak\u0142adu Higieny"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-220380-140015","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/pdf-220380-140015","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]],"date-time":"2026-05-18T10:05:51Z","timestamp":1779098751000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/roczniki.pzh.gov.pl\/Healthcare-professionals-knowledge-of-probiotics-prebiotics-and-the-gut-microbiota,220380,0,2.html"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025]]}},"alternative-id":["220380"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32394\/rpzh\/220380","relation":{},"ISSN":["0035-7715","2451-2311"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0035-7715","type":"print"},{"value":"2451-2311","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]]}}}