Do Medical Sciences Students Have the Proper Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice, Regarding the Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Iran?

IF 1.5 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.17

Ali Jadidi, Nazi Nejat, Javad Javidian, Hamed Ahmaditabar, Arash Abbasineyestani, Masoomeh Kalantari, Amirhosein Latifi, Azam Moslemi

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Background: The increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has changed expectations of healthcare professionals concerning the knowledge, attitude, and practice of CAM. The present study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of students of Arak University of Medical Sciences (Iran) in 2020 concerning CAM.

Methods: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 226 medical sciences students using targeted quota sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on valid scientific articles and literature. The questionnaire was comprised of 92 items and assessed students' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding CAM.

Results: The study participants' mean CAM knowledge and attitude scores were 14.12±6.1 and 58.7±29.28, respectively. The primary information sources included mass media, the internet, and friends. Most participants (63.4%) were willing to use CAM methods. The most common CAM was herbal therapy (29.1%), and the most common reason for using, was gastrointestinal problems (39.2%).

Conclusion: The participants indicated moderate knowledge and poor attitude regarding CAM. Thus, considering the extensive application of CAM methods among the participants and their insufficient knowledge and inappropriate attitude, that is recommended to include CAM methods be included besides the conventional medicine, in the academic curriculum of students of medical sciences.

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Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES-

CiteScore

2.10

自引率

8.30%

发文量

137

审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is a general health science journal addressing clinical medicine, public health and biomedical sciences. Rarely, it covers veterinary medicine