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Title: Assessment of socio-demographic factors, health status and theknowledge on probiotic dairy products
Authors: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Ziraat Fakültesi/Gıda Mühendisliği.
0000-0002-8482-5055
Ersan, Lüfiye Yılmaz
Özcan, Tülay
Bayızıt, Arzu Akpınar
AAG-8194-2021
CAX-4988-2022
35750795400
25926089700
12545580300
Keywords: Socio-demographics
Health
Probiotics
Knowledge
Functional foods
Consumer perception
Life-style
Yogurt
Attitudes
Supplements
Acceptance
Knowledge
Awareness
Expectations
Food science & technology
Nutrition & dietetics
Issue Date: 25-May-2020
Publisher: Keai Publishing
Citation: Ersan, L. Y. vd. (2020). "Assessment of socio-demographic factors, health status and theknowledge on probiotic dairy products". Food Science and Human Wellness, 9(3), 272-279.
Abstract: The probiotic dairy products have become the fastest growing in functional foods market in response tothe increasing numbers of consumers interested in improving their health. Therefore, data collected from314 participants in the city of Bursa, Turkey, were analyzed with the aim to assess the socio-demographiccharacteristics and health status as well as the consumers knowledge and awareness of probiotic dairyproducts in order to gain a better understanding of consumers attitudes. It was observed that socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were not significantly associated with the degree ofknowledge or awareness and purchasing frequencies of probiotic dairy products. Having a higher edu-cational level, higher income level and being a woman indicated an increased the awareness, knowledgeand purchase probability of probiotic dairy products. This study emphasized that consumers should bemore informed about the positive relationship between a healthier life and the consumption of probioticdairy products.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2020.05.004
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453020301476
http://hdl.handle.net/11452/29941
ISSN: 2213-4530
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