Abstract
Medical Students’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Tanta City, Gharbiyah Governorate, Egypt
Highlights
Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) is practiced since antiquity
This study explored the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students towards traditional and complementary medicine in Tanta University, Egypt
Taibah students were significantly differed concerning TM experience compared to Alexandria students who reported to have less exposure to and experience in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) [8]
Summary
Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) is practiced since antiquity. It is defined as a group of diverse unorthodox medical and health care system, practices, and products that are not presently considered as part of conventional medicine [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined traditional medicine as ‘the sum total of the knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health, as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illnesses” [2]. The use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is rising among public and patients around the world, and this epidemiological trend is attributed to multiple explanations including diverse cultural belief systems. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of medical students towards T&CM.
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