knowledge, attitude and practice of general practitioners toward complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional study

Authors

ameneh barikani children growth research center, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, iran.

akram beheshti department of dermatology, school of medicine, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, iran.

maryam javadi department of dietitian, school of medicine, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, iran.

marzieh yasi department of psychiatry, school of medicine, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, iran.

abstract

orientation of public and physicians to the complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is one of the most prominent symbols of structural changes in the health service system. the aim of his study was a determination of knowledge, attitude, and practice of general practitioners in complementary and alternative medicine. this cross- sectional study was conducted in qazvin, iran in 2013. a self-administered questionnaire was used for collecting data including four information parts: population information, physicians’ attitude and knowledge, methods of getting information and their function. a total of 228 physicians in qazvin comprised the population of study according to the deputy of treatment’s report of qazvin university of medical sciences. a total of 150 physicians were selected randomly, and spss statistical program was used to enter questionnaires’ data. results were analyzed as descriptive statistics and statistical analysis. sixty percent of all responders were male. about sixty (59.4) percent of  articipating practitioners had worked less than 10 years. 96.4 percent had a positive attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine. knowledge of practitioners about traditional medicine in 11 percent was good, 36.3% and 52.7% had average and little information, respectively. 17.9% of practitioners offered their patients complementary and alternative medicine for treatment. although there was little knowledge a ong practitioners about traditional medicine and complementary approaches, a significant percentage of them had attitude higher than the lower limit.

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