Ashraf Sohail, Rahman Arshalooz Jamila, Satwani Heema, Naz Farha, Abbas Kashif, Hassan Anwar
Department of Paediatrics, Jinnah Medical College and Hospital, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 Dec;60(12):1015-8.
To assess the knowledge of mothers regarding commonly used Complimentary alternative medicines, their usage and various therapeutic choices for common ailments.
A cross-sectional Survey on a predesigned proforma was done from July 2007- August 2007 in the out patient department of a tertiary care hospital. Consent was taken from the participants and 375 complete proformas were included in the study out of 500 interviewed.
Of the 375 mothers who were interviewed, 237 (63.2%) believed in alternative medicine whereas 138 (36.8%) did not believe in it. Complimentary alternative medicines (CAM) was used most often in children with respiratory tract and gastro intestinal symptoms, the most frequently used therapy was Honey 58.9% and Joshanda 31.2%, followed by Heeng 11.3% and brandy being used in 2.8% for respiratory complaints. Gastrointestinal symptoms were treated with Saunf water 28.4%, mint 20.6% and ajwain 17.7%. Higher education level was associated with more complementary medicine use. Majority of mothers used it for gastrointestinal problems and respiratory problems 24% and 22.2% respectively.
Mothers are aware of various available CAM and are using them for different ailments like honey for respiratory illnesses, Saunf and Ajwain for gastrointestinal problems as they have been found to have linctus and antispasmodic effects respectively. It has also been observed that the CAM was used in combination with other therapeutic modalities and not alone.
评估母亲们对常用补充替代医学的了解程度、其使用情况以及常见疾病的各种治疗选择。
2007年7月至2007年8月，在一家三级护理医院的门诊部，根据预先设计的表格进行了一项横断面调查。获得了参与者的同意，在500名接受访谈的人中，有375份完整的表格被纳入研究。
在接受访谈的375名母亲中，237名（63.2%）相信替代医学，而138名（36.8%）不相信。补充替代医学（CAM）最常用于患有呼吸道和胃肠道症状的儿童，最常用的疗法是蜂蜜（58.9%）和乔山达（31.2%），其次是荜茇（11.3%），用于呼吸道疾病的白兰地占2.8%。胃肠道症状的治疗方法有小茴香水（28.4%）、薄荷（20.6%）和阿育吠陀小茴香（17.7%）。较高的教育水平与更多地使用补充医学有关。大多数母亲将其用于胃肠道问题和呼吸道问题，分别为24%和22.2%。
母亲们了解各种可用的补充替代医学，并将其用于不同的疾病，如用蜂蜜治疗呼吸道疾病，用小茴香和阿育吠陀小茴香治疗胃肠道问题，因为它们分别具有止咳和解痉作用。还观察到，补充替代医学是与其他治疗方式联合使用，而不是单独使用。
