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Table 5 Maternal intent to use probiotics based on hypothetical research outcomes

From: Maternal perspectives on the use of probiotics in infants: a cross-sectional survey

 

Likelihood to use probiotics %

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

  1. aWilcoxon signed rank test.