Impact of Nutrition Education on Knowledge and Beliefs About Dietary Supplements/Herbal Foods

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nutrition education intervention of health professionals and non-health professionals about the effectiveness of dietary supplements/herbal foods (DS/HF) in COVID-19. Study design is a cross-sectional study with an education intervention. This study was conducted through online video communication application. Overall, 106 health professionals and 110 non-health professionals completed the study. The education intervention was administered in two sessions, one week apart for both health professionals and non-health professionals separately. Knowledge level of nutrition and COVID-19 and beliefs about DS/HF in the prevention/treatment of COVID-19 were evaluated with a pre-test and post-test setting. Comparison of the groups before and after the intervention was implemented with the McNemar's test.