From: Maternal perspectives on the use of probiotics in infants: a cross-sectional survey
 | Likelihood to use probiotics % | |||||
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If you had another child, please indicate how likely you would be to give them probiotics if research showed that: | Definitely | Probably | Might | Probably not | Definitely not | P a |
Giving babies probiotics has no benefit to their health (N = 391) | 2.3 | 10.5 | 28.6 | 39.4 | 19.2 | ref |
Giving babies probiotics reduces their chances of getting a disease (N = 392) | 61.0 | 26.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | <0.001 |
The health benefits of giving probiotics to babies is uncertain but may have harmful effects (N = 391) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 29.4 | 63.2 | <0.001 |
Giving probiotics to babies permanently changes their microbiota (i.e. bacteria living in their digestive system) (N = 391) | 1.8 | 7.4 | 30.9 | 25.3 | 34.5 | 0.01 |