Mahmoudi,, Ghaffar Ali and (Almasi, i, Vahid and (Lorzadeh, Nahid) and Khansar, Azadeh (2015) The reasons for using and not using alternative medicine in Khorramabad women, west of Iran. JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIO, 65 (6). pp. 623-625. ISSN 0030-9982
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Objective: To evaluate reasons for using and not using alternative medicines. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 on women over 18 years of age in Khorramabad, Iran. The subjects were selected by using cluster and simple random sampling method. The data were recorded in a questionnaire that involved questions about the subjects' age, marital status, their opinions on their general health, and advantages and disadvantages of conventional and alternative medicine. Results: Of the 1600 women initially selected, 1551(97%) represented the final sample. The mean age of the participants was 35.04+/-10.71 years. Overall, 435(28%) spoke of disadvantages of alternative medicine; 277(18%) about the advantages of alternative medicine; 523(34%) about the advantages of conventional treatments; and 316(20%) about the disadvantages of conventional treatments. The most prevalent reason for not using the conventional treatments was the cost factor in 159(50.3%). Trust in physicians 328(62.7%) and distrust in alternative medicine therapists 317(73%) were the most prevalent reasons for using conventional treatments and not using alternative medicine. Conclusion: Similar studies should be done on the reasons for using and not using each medication of alternative medicines separately.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization |
| Depositing User: | samira sepahvandy |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2017 12:04 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2017 12:04 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/703 |
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