Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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A Study on Attitude and Perception of Medical Students Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Tertiary Care Centre: A Cross Sectional Study
Vishnu G. Ashok, G. Sakthi Priya and C.S. Jayasree
Page: 865-869 | Received 20 Oct 2024, Published online: 31 Dec 2024
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Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been gaining popularity among the public worldwide. The ignorance about CAM use by medical practitioner may create a communication gap with patients. Many problems have reported such as adverse effects and drug‐herbs interaction regarding CAM use along with conventional medicine. This emphasises the need for healthcare professionals to acquired deep knowledge regarding CAM to provide better counselling to patients. To assess the attitude and perception of medical students towards alternative and complimentary medicines. A cross sectional study was conducted among 172 undergraduate medical students in Sree Mookambika institute of medical sciences, Kanyakumari. Informed consent was obtained from each volunteer prior to the study. Data was collected using pre‐tested questionnaire for a period of 3 months and that were entered in MS Excel and analysed using SPSS. A total of 172 medical students participated in the study., among them, 57% were male and 43% female. Majority of participants uses CAM for their health and well being (96.5%) in which yoga was the most used CAM (94.8%). Further the students believe that clinical care should integrate the best of conventional and CAM use (93%). Majority (96.5%) thinks that knowledge about CAM would be useful for them as future doctors and wishes CAM to be offered as an elective course in our college. The study showed that most medical students have positive attitudes and perceptions towards CAM use with majority agreed knowledge of CAM is useful as a future healthcare professional. In general, medical students agreed CAM can be added in their education as electives.
How to cite this article:
Vishnu G. Ashok, G. Sakthi Priya and C.S. Jayasree. A Study on Attitude and Perception of Medical Students Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Tertiary Care Centre: A Cross Sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.865.869
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/makrjms.2024.12.865.869