Knowledge and attitude of Rafsanjan physicians about complementary and alternative medicine

Vahid Mirzaei; Ahmad R. Saiadi; Mehdi Heydarinasab

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Knowledge and attitude of Rafsanjan physicians about complementary and alternative medicine

Author(s):

Vahid Mirzaei^1,*,

Ahmad R. Saiadi²,

Mehdi Heydarinasab³

1Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Rafsanjan, Iran.

2Instructor of Occupational Therapy, School of Nursing, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Rafsanjan, Iran.

3Student of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Rafsanjan, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 6; e93831

Published online:May 12, 2011

Article type:Research Article

Received:Aug 20, 2010

Accepted:Nov 18, 2010

How to Cite:Vahid MirzaeiAhmad R. SaiadiMehdi HeydarinasabKnowledge and attitude of Rafsanjan physicians about complementary and alternative medicine.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.2011;13(6):e93831.

Abstract

Background: Alternative or complementary medicine includes models for treatment or prevention of disease, which are different in method or efficacy from current biologic medicine. Interest in alternative and complementary medical practices have increased in recent years. This study has been conducted to determine the knowledge and attitude of the general physicians about complementary and alternative medicine.

Materials and method: This descriptive study was done on all general physicians of Rafsanjan city (n=80) in a census method. Data were collected by means of questionnaires, which included three parts demographic, knowledge and attitude questions about complementary and alternative medicine. After collecting, the questionnaires, data were collected and entered in SPSS-16 software and were analyzed statistically by means of descriptive statistics (charts and tables) and analytical statistics (Chi-squared and Fisher statistical tests).

Results: The findings of this study (n=80) showed 53.8% (n=43) had a good knowledge and 5% (n=4) had a positive attitude about complementary and alternative medicine.

Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, knowledge and positive attitude of general physicians of Rafsanjan about complementary and alternative medicine is low. For promotion of their knowledge, continuous education is needed for proper attitude to be developed

Keywords

Knowledge

attitude

complementary and alternative medicine

general physicians

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