Medical students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine: a pre- and post-exposure survey in Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia

Objectives. This study assessed the knowledge and attitudes regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical students in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it evaluated their views on the incorporation of CAM in their medical syllabus.Methods. The study was conducted by selecting a cross-sectional sample of senior medical students in the Faculty of Medicine. A validated and reliable self-administered questionnaire was used to explore the knowledge, attitude, and benefits of CAM. It was distributed to a sample of 273 students.Results. The study included 242 students, making the response rate 88.6%. Only two-thirds of students (62.4%) were aware of acupuncture principles and only 17.4% recognized that chiropractic is associated with pain management. The knowledge of common herbs such as St. John’s Wort,Echinacea, andGinkgo bilobawas limited among the students. Older students had a positive CAM attitude compared to younger students (p=0.027).Conclusion. Students attitudes toward CAM learning were encouraging regardless of their limited knowledge on the subject. A high percentage of students agreed that CAM in combination with conventional therapy is beneficial in treating unusual cases, but the choice of CAM should be based on evidence. Furthermore, medical students are still reluctant to have CAM practitioners in their referral network.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus towards complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Integrative Medicine ◽

10.1016/s2095-4964(16)60244-3 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 187-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Sulaiman Al-Eidi ◽

Salwa Tayel ◽

Fatima Al-Slail ◽

Naseem Akhtar Qureshi ◽

Imen Sohaibani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Complementary And Alternative

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Residents of Wayu Town, Western Ethiopia

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1177/2515690x17746547 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 929-935 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Negash Belachew ◽

Tarekegne Tadesse ◽

Addisu Alemayehu Gube

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Systematic Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Western Ethiopia ◽

Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative medicine covers a wide variety of therapies and practices, which vary from country to country and region to region. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine among the residents of Wayu town, Western Ethiopia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 302 residents. A systematic sampling was used to select households. Data were entered in SPSS (version 20; IBM Corp) and descriptive statistics was carried out. Of 302 participants, 51.65% have a good knowledge, 78.6% were aware of complementary and alternative medicine, and 74.22% used it in the past 2 years. A total of 23.83% believe that complementary and alternative medicine is more effective than modern medicine and 28.8% preferred complementary and alternative medicine to modern medicine. This study revealed that in Wayu town, there is relatively high public interest in complementary and alternative medicine practices and a significant number has a good knowledge but generally the attitude toward complementary and alternative medicine is relatively low.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine: a survey of Iranian nurses

Journal of Research in Nursing ◽

10.1177/1744987120925852 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 380-388

Author(s):

Maryam Zeighami ◽

Somayeh Soltani-Nejad

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Questionnaire Response ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Nurses Role ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Complementary And Alternative

Background Development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage makes it necessary for nurses to be up to date about these treatments. However, much information is needed about the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in this field. Aims The present study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of CAM in nurses working in Iranian hospitals. Methods It was a descriptive study. A researcher-made questionnaire was completed by nurses working in four hospitals. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Results Two hundred and thirty-three nurses completed the questionnaire (response rate = 83.8%). Most nurses had little knowledge of CAM. The most familiar methods were Nutrition, Massage Therapy and Herbal Medicine. Of the nurses, 71.1% believed that CAM would be effective in disease treatment, showing their positive attitude toward CAM; 1.56% of nurses used CAM, and most nurses did not use CAM in clinical settings. Conclusions Although nurses have a positive attitude toward CAM, their knowledge level is low. Regarding nurses’ role in patients’ treatment and the importance of their capability to treat, the need to increase nurses’ knowledge of CAM is felt, and its education should be included in the nursing curriculum.

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