Patterns and perception of complementary and alternative medicine use by patients in western Nepal.
Aim: This study aims to investigate the patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and perception of CAM use amongst patients attending CAM clinics in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City (PSMC), western Nepal. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 501 proportio...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 297 - 304 |
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Jun2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=75525426&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 75525426 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2012 vid: 20 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 75525426 10.1007/s10389-011-0446-y ppf: 297 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Patterns and perception of complementary and alternative medicine use by patients in western Nepal. aug: au: Kadayat, Tara Bist, Ganesh Parajuli, Anirudra Karki, Renu Kaundinnyayana, Atisammodavardhana Dhami, Namraj affil: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Lekhnath 12 Kaski Nepal su: Nepal Alternative medicine Socioeconomic factors Cross-sectional method Patients' attitudes Questionnaires Data analysis software Descriptive statistics sug: subj: Alternative medicine Socioeconomic factors Cross-sectional method Patients' attitudes Nepal Questionnaires Data analysis software Descriptive statistics keyword: CAM clinics Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Patients Pokhara Western Nepal CAM clinics Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Patients Pokhara Western Nepal ab: Aim: This study aims to investigate the patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and perception of CAM use amongst patients attending CAM clinics in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City (PSMC), western Nepal. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 501 proportionally selected patients attending 52 CAM clinics in PSMC. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires consisting of 16 questions related to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, indications, and patient's perception of CAM use. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Results: The patients with a higher education level, higher income, and aged above 40 years were found more likely to use CAM. Belief in the advantages of CAM therapy ( n = 308, 61.5%) was the most commonly perceived reason for using CAM. CAM therapies were mainly adopted for gastrointestinal problems ( n = 107, 21.4%) and paralysis ( n = 89, 17.8%). Most of the patients ( n = 382, 76.3%) had tried allopathic treatment prior to using CAM therapy for the same indication. A total of 279 patients (55.69%) were using more than 1 type of CAM therapy where the most commonly used therapies were Ayurveda ( n = 384, 76.7%) and yoga ( n = 141, 28.1%). The majority of the patients ( n = 425, 84.8%) reported that they would advise others to use CAM therapy. Conclusion: Use of CAM is more common among patients with chronic conditions especially gastrointestinal disorders and paralysis for which they had already tried allopathic medicine. The majority of the patients viewed CAM as beneficial, cheaper, and free of side effects. However, studies on safety and efficacy of these CAM therapies are promptly needed in this region. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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