期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：13
页码：33-42
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i13/8500
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：The aim of this paper is to determine the associated factors that influence students’ decision to have a dietary supplement in their daily intake. The participants for this study are bachelor degree students in three Terengganu local universities. Data were obtained through online questionnaires. Among 406 respondents, 126 (30.9%) are currently using dietary supplements. The prevalence of dietary supplement used does not differ significantly between males and females. However, most respondents claimed decreases in their Body Mass Index - and it is higher in non-associated science students as compared to science-associated students. The most used sources of information are the internet, and the most popular places to obtain their supplement are pharmacy and drugstore. Furthermore, the main reason for dietary supplement consumption is to maintain their health level, and most of them consumed only one supplement. Results of this study extend and provide additional information to the existing research by extending the area of research and beneficial to the supplement industry, especially in Terengganu. However, future research in this area is recommended to expand in other area and population in Malaysia. Therefore, supplement consumption among university students is still controllable.
