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Table 4 The frequency of educational needs in the category of “nutrition”

From: Design and evaluation of an educational and self-care application for infertile men: perspective of physician and patients

Suggested items

Patient

Physician

Essential(n)

Essential (%)

Essential(n)

Essential (%)

The importance of nutrition

60

100

16

80

treatment regimen

51

85

20

100

Effects of obesity

60

100

20

100

Weight management

58

93.3

20

100

Food habits

52

86.7

18

90

Diets (Mediterranean, Western, etc.)

56

93.3

17

85

Allergy to a certain food

49

91.7

14

70

Meat and fish

45

75

16

80

Antioxidant intake

60

100

20

100

Fruit and vegetable

53

88.3

20

100

supplements and vitamins

60

100

20

100

Micronutrients (iron, zinc, D, etc.)

60

100

20

100

Oils consumption (corn oil, olive oil, sunflower oil)

54

90

18

90

Carbohydrate consumption

60

100

18

90

Protein consumption

60

100

18

90

fast food and ready meals

60

100

19

95

Eating fried foods

56

93.3

17

85

The amount of calories consumed per meal

49

81.7

15

75

Consumption of sugary beverages

26

43.3

13

65

coffee consumption

48

80

15

75

tea consumption

43

71.7

14

70

Amount of sugar and sugar intake

58

96.7

15

75