Query: Knowledge perception and attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine

title: Knowledge and Attitude of People towards using Complementary and alternative medicine in Riyadh city A questionnaire study
abstract: The practice of CAM use is in luenced by psychosocial, cultural and religious factor; it becomes essential to explore the prevalence and perception on a regular basis. Therefore, aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge and attitude of consumers towards Alternative Complementary Medicine in Riyadh city. A cross sectional questionnaire based survey was carried out in Riyadh city from Dec. 2019 to April 2020 on the residents above 18 years. Details of type of CAM practiced and its source of information and questions on the perceptions of participants regarding use of CAM like Is it safe to use alternative medicine, Less expensive/ more effective than modern medicine were asked. The responses of perceptions were on 3 point likert scale Agreed, neutral and disagreed. Chi square test was applied to ind association different types of CAMs and perceptions with demographic variables. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically signi icant. A total of (n=381) subjects responded to the CAMs questionnaire. Most of the study subjects reported social media (51% as the main source of information for the CAMs and used herbal medicine (72.70% Females and participants between 51 60 years showed signi icantly higher use of CAMs (p<0.05) Almost 40.70% and 54.4% of the study participants agreed that the CAMs is safe and less expensive than modern medicine, respectively. Researches in the area of CAM by focusing each practice separately should be encouraged so that suf icient evidence exists to use or refute any CAM practice and physicians must advise patients to consult the respective experts and work in an integrated approach for the well fare of the patients and the society.

title: Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude of Universitas Indonesia Medical Students toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine
abstract: Rate of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use, including the Indonesian jamu, has increased in the last decade. This paper aims to identify the factors contributing to jamu development and to measure medical students' knowledge, perception, and attitude toward CAM and jamu.  This is a cross sectional study using questionnaire administered to Year 1 3 students of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.  Students generally show positive attitude towards CAM and jamu, but their knowledge is not complete. The majority (68,4% of respondents had known about CAM and 90,4% believe CAM can be integrated into conventional medicine; 91,6% wants materials on CAM in the curricula. Almost half (48,4% of the respondents are also users of CAM.  Students are open to the development of CAM and the government has issued policies supporting jamu, including Jamu Scientification Program. However, more evidence is needed, including clinical trials, before jamu can integrate into mainstream medicine.

title: Perception and attitude of Jordanian physicians towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in oncology.
abstract: To determine general perception and attitudes to CAM among Jordanian physicians at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) and challenges facing formal integration of CAM into conventional practice.  A cross sectional survey of KHCC physicians using a semi structured questionnaire.  Response rate was 71%(71/100) 84%(41/49) defined CAM as "not evidence based" treatments and/or "Herbs" More than 80% reported interest to learn about CAM. 70% believed that herbal remedies were harmful, though only 17%(12/71) reported some knowledge about their composition. Physicians' concern of harmful interactions was the most significant reason for asking their patients about use (p 0.0001) >90%(32/35) of physicians who estimated a low rate <10% of CAM usage by patients had minimal knowledge of herbal remedies (p 0.06) CONCLUSION KHCC physicians have very little knowledge but high interest to learn about CAM use in oncology. An educational component will be crucial for the implementation of a formal CAM program at KHCC.

title: The relationship between health sciences students' perceptions of health news and their attitudes to using complementary and alternative medicine.
abstract: Written visual and social media play a significant role in accessing knowledge about health issues. Media coverage of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can affect the beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and decisions to use of CAM the individuals. The research was planned as a descriptive, cross sectional study was to evaluate the relationship between the health sciences students' perceptions of health news and their attitude towards using CAM.  The sample included 736 students studying in a Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, and Nutrition and Dietetics program in a Faculty of Health Sciences. A Students' Description Form, The Perception of Health News Scale (PHNS) and The Attitude towards Using Complementary Treatments Scale (ACTS) were used to collect the data in this study.  The students' mean PHNS scores were found to be 81.05 13.42, and their mean ACTS scores were 30.07 6.56. There was a statistically significant difference between HS students' mean PHMS scores and usage of CAM and following of health news on the written visual media (p 0.05) There was a statistically significant difference between HS students' mean ACTS scores and their department of study, year of study, usage of CAM, education on CAM, usage of social media, following of health news on the written visual media and following health news on social media (p 0.05) A weak positive correlation was found between the students' PHNS scores and their ACTS scores (r 0.189, p 0.000) CONCLUSION In the conclusion of our research, it was found that HS students' perception of health news may affect their attitudes towards using CAM.

title: Knowledge and Perception of Pharmacy Students about Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Findings from a Malaysian Public University
abstract: This study aimed to explore the knowledge, perception and attitude of pharmacy students towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)  This is a cross sectional study design which was conducted as a classroom survey in 2013. All the pharmacy students (n=400) studying in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) were recruited. The study instrument was designed on the basis of previously published studies and was subjected to face validity and content validity. Cronbach alpha was found to be 0.85. Data was entered into PASW version 20 and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied.  A response rate of 71.2% was achieved. Out of 285 respondents, 79(26.3% were male, while 206 (68.7% respondents were female. Overall, the highest correct response for knowledge item was on the drug interaction of herbal medicines and digoxin which was answered correctly by less than half of the students (n=110: 38.6% In terms of perception, almost half of the respondents disagree that CAM use is unsafe (n=122; 42.8% This was found to be statistically significant with respect to gender (p=0.007) In evaluating attitudes towards CAM, slightly less than half of the respondents agreed to use CAM therapies for minor ailments (n=142; 47.3% Many of them agreed to use CAM therapies for their health and well being (n=179; 59.7% Respondents were not sure whether they use CAM with or without conventional medicines for their minor ailments (n=121; 40.3%  The findings identified that pharmacy students do not have adequate knowledge on CAM On the contrary, they perceived CAM positively. Their attitudes towards CAM were found to be neutral. It is suggested to integrate CAM as core curriculum subject in pharmacy discipline to equip the student with good knowledge. This will enable the students to counsel patients on common herbal medicine that they might encounter as pharmacist

title: Perception of complementary and alternative medicine amongst medical students a questionnaire based study
abstract: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) includes herbal medicine, traditional therapies, mind body intervention etc. As the use of CAM by patients is increasing, ignorance about this by future medical practitioners can cause a communication gap between them and their patients. There is paucity of information regarding the usage and acceptance of CAM by the medical students. To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of CAM in medical students. A cross sectional, questionnaire based study conducted in 158 medical students of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Among the respondents 74.68 had used meditation/yoga followed by spirituality (55.69 homeopathy (51.26 ayurveda (37.97 Maximum students (94.29 had positive, while 3.79% had negative attitudes towards CAM. The responses for CHBQ (CAM Health Belief Questionnaire) statements were towards the higher end of the response scale but lower scores were found in reverse scaled statements. The highest mean item score was for 'Knowledge about CAM is important to me as a student/future practicing health professional. The lowest mean item score was for 'Complementary therapies are a threat to public health' Students are not ready to accept the therapies which are not tested scientifically. Female students were having significantly stronger positive attitudes toward CAM than their male counterparts. Majority of the respondents use CAM and would like to recommend it to their patients in future. They would prefer scientifically tested alternate medicines. Females were found to have significant stronger positive attitudes toward CAM than their male counterparts.

title: Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Holistic Medicine Practices Among Pre Nursing and Graduating Nursing Students
abstract: Holistic medicine practices have gained in popularity, but there is a lack of studies looking into the knowledge of and attitude towards those practices among nursing students. Our project aims to fill this gap by inviting pre nursing and nursing students to participate in an anonymous online survey.

title: The relationship between the attitudes of individuals towards traditional and complementary alternative treatment and their health perceptions
abstract: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the attitudes of individuals towards traditional and complementary alternative treatment and their health perceptions.  This cross sectional study was carried out with 300 individuals. The data were collected by using a descriptive information form, the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Attitude Scale and Health Perception Scale.  It was determined that 20.7% of the participants used alternative treatment; most used herbal products and utilized alternative treatment to protect their health. There was a positive relationship between attitudes towards complementary alternative treatment and health perceptions.  Educational level, chronic diseases and status of having knowledge about alternative treatment affected its usage, and as the perceptions of health increased, positive attitudes towards alternative treatment also increased.

title: Medical students' knowledge and attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine A survey in Ghana
abstract: Interest, use of and research into Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM; Bu Chong Yu Ti Dai Yi Xue bu chong yu ti dai yi xue) is on the increase in recent times even in developed countries. It may therefore be appropriate if medical students who would become future physicians possess adequate knowledge and better attitude towards CAMS. This study assessed medical students' knowledge of, attitude towards, and usage of CAM as well as their opinion about integrating CAMs into the medical curriculum. In a cross sectional study, 203 medical students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year classes completed a questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS 18 and GraphPad 5.01. Association between different variables was tested. The overall mean knowledge score was 19.6% Students in higher years of study were significantly more knowledgeable in CAMs (p 0.0006) The best known CAM was herbal medicine (63.6% with relatives and friends being their main source of information. Students' attitude towards CAM was good (75.1% with majority (71.5% favouring introduction of CAM into the medical curriculum; preferably at the preclinical level (67.5% Year of study, gender and locality where student grew up did not significantly affect attitude towards CAM use. Up to 117 (59.0% of the students had ever used CAM especially herbal medicine. Although students in this study were deficient in knowledge on CAMs, their attitude and usage was good. Herbal medicine was the best known and used CAM. Majority of the students believed knowledge on CAM would be beneficial to their practice hence, desirous of its introduction into their medical curriculum.

title: A study about knowledge and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among teacher training students. A pilot study based on open ended questionnaires
abstract: Over the course of four years, we have been analyzing the image of complementary and alternative therapies that are transmitted by the media, and we wanted to assess what is the perception of students about complementary therapies. We also wanted to know what the public perception is about these complementary therapies in Spain. Above all, identify if there is a relationship between the image that diffuses media about therapies and the perception of citizenship. We realized that the closed questionnaires did not offer us too relevant data. Therefore, we carried out a pilot study with a questionnaire with open and closed questions.