Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

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Volume 25

April - June 2009 (Part-I)

Number  2


 

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Knowledge of and attitudes toward complementary
and alternative medicine amongst medical students
in a Turkish medical school

Selim Kilic1, Recai Ogur2, Hakan Yaren3,
N.Gokce Akkoyun4, Erhan Kupcuk5

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To determine the knowledge level and attitude of Gulhane Military Medical School students towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted on April 2008. Total 401 students participated in the study. The questionnaire contains demographic questions, and multiple-choice questions related to 14 frequently used CAM therapies. We also asked 5 more questions to asses’ students’ attitudes toward CAM. Information was collected through a questioner with multiple choice questions related to fourteen frequently used CAM therapies.

Results: Knowledge of meditation, Tai Chi, ayuverdic medicine, massage, reiki, spirituality (pray) and herbal therapy were found statistically different between male and female students. Hypnosis was the most known modality in all medical classes. We found that internet was the main source of information about CAM modalities for both gender. The proportion of students who believe the benefits of CAM modalities in medicine was found 64.9%.

Conclusions: Although the positive attitude toward CAM was found to be high in our study group, it is lower than most of the studies conducted in different countries.

KEYWORDS: Complementary, Alternative Medicine, Medical Students.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2009    Vol. 25 No. 2    319-324

How to cite this article:

Kilic S, Ogur R, Yaren H, Akkoyun NG, Kupcuk E. Knowledge of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine amongst medical students in a Turkish medical school. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(2):319-324.


1. Selim KILIC MD.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health
2. Recai OGUR, MD,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health
3. Hakan Yaren, MD,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of CBRN Defence
4. N.Gokce Akkoyun, MD,
5. Erhan Kupcuk, MD,
1-5: Gulhane Military Medical School,
Turkey.

Correspondence

Selim KILIC, MD
E-Mail: drselimkilic@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: January 06, 2009

* Revision Received: February 18th 2009

* Revision Accepted: February 25th 2009
 



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