Assessment of the Knowledge and Perception of Probiotics among Medical Science Students and Practitioners in Lagos State

Aim: The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and perception of probiotics among medical science students and practitioners in Lagos state. Study Design: This is a questionnaire based survey. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Lagos state which is located in the south-western part of Nigeria. The questionnaires were distributed from March to August, 2013. Methodology: Predesigned pilot tested questionnaires were randomly administered to 270 medical science students and professionals from various health institutes in Lagos state. The knowledge level was scored 0-3 as poor, 4-6 as fair and 7-9 as good and analyzed using Epi info version 3.5.3.