Table 5.
Source of Spending, Purchase, Duration of Use and Sources of Information dietary supplementations
| Survey Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
| What is the source of spending on food supplements? | |
| On your account | 339 (76.7) |
| Free | 61 (13.8) |
| Insurance | 42 (9.5) |
| The purchase of nutritional supplements by? | |
| Prescription | 329 (79.3) |
| Pharmacies | 63 (15.2) |
| Internet | 22 (5.3) |
| The private | 1 (0.2) |
| What is the duration of your use of nutritional supplements? | |
| 2 weeks | 104 (23.9) |
| From time to time | 97 (22.2) |
| A month | 91 (20.9) |
| Daily | 62 (14.2) |
| Weekly | 29 (6.7) |
| 3 Months | 25 (5.7) |
| 6 Months | 15 (3.4) |
| One year | 13 (3.0) |
| Information Sources on Supplements | |
| Social Media | 203 (38.0) |
| Internet | 85 (15.9) |
| Newspapers | 58 (10.9) |
| Family | 44 (8.2) |
| More than one source | 40 (7.5) |
| Physician | 39 (7.3) |
| Pharmacies | 28 (5.2) |
| Friends | 26 (4.9) |
| The books | 11 (2.1) |
Note: Data presented as frequencies (%)