Purchasing medicines and functional foods on the internet: a cross-sectional study investigating the knowledge, attitudes, and experience of Vietnamese people in 2023

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 2619 - 10
• Main Authors: Doan, Dung Anh, Vu, Nhung Hong, Nguyen, Phuong Lan, Nguyen, An Duc, Dinh, Dai Xuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Attitudes; Chronic diseases; Consumer behavior; Consumer Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Counterfeit; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dietary supplement; Drug abuse; Drug stores; Drugs; Drugstores; E-commerce; Electronic commerce; Female; Food; Functional Food; Functional foods; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Internet; Internet - statistics & numerical data; Legislation; Male; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Nonprescription drugs; Online buying; Online purchasing; Online shopping; Pharmacy; Product counterfeiting; Product information; Purchasing; Regression analysis; Regression models; Self-care, Health; Social networks; Southeast Asian People; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vietnam; Young Adult; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Medicine; Dietary supplement; Online buying; Medical product; Vietnam; Internet; Online purchasing; Functional food; Online shopping

To investigate Vietnamese people's knowledge, attitudes, and experience in purchasing medicines and functional foods online. Via an online survey, the data of 1,070 participants were collected, including their general characteristics, Internet use, previous experience, knowledge, and attitudes...