İdrar Yolu Enfeksiyonları Tanısı Alan Kadınların Tercih Ettikleri Tamamlayıcı Alternatif Tedavi Yöntemleri

Abstract

Aim: The study was planned to determine the causes of infection in women diagnosed with urinary tract infections and the preferred complementary and alternative treatment methods of the women. Material and Method: In the study, 180 women diagnosed with urinary tract infection (UTI) were interviewed. The required permissions were received. The data descriptive information form and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale were used. Results: 73.4% of the participants were diagnosed with more than one UTIs in one year. Almost all of the women who participated in the study stated that they used a CAM method for UTIs (92.8%) and 97.8% of them expressed that this method was effective. Conclusion: The most commonly used herbal methods are parsley, rosehip, green tea, nettle, linden, thyme and chamomile; dietary methods are yogurt, milk and dairy products, honey, pomegranate, garlic; religious methods are prayers; the psychological approach is exercise. It was determined that the women did not prefer only biological methods.