影响马来西亚部分农村社区补充和替代医学使用的心理社会经济因素：一项横断面研究。
Psycho-socioeconomic factors affecting complementary and alternative medicine use among selected rural communities in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.
作者信息
Ganasegeran Kurubaran, Rajendran Anantha Kumar, Al-Dubai Sami Abdo Radman
机构信息
Medical Department, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), Jalan Langat, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia; International Medical School, Management and Science University (MSU), Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
International Medical School, Management and Science University (MSU), Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
出版信息
PLoS One. 2014 Nov 6;9(11):e112124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112124. eCollection 2014.
INTRODUCTION
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as a source of cure has gained much spectrum worldwide, despite skeptics and advocates of evidence-based practice conceptualized such therapies as human nostrum.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to explore the factors affecting CAM use among rural communities in Malaysia.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out on 288 occupants across four rural villages within the District of Selama, Perak, Malaysia. A survey that consisted of socio-economic characteristics, history of CAM use and the validated Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ) were used.
RESULTS
The prevalence of self-reported CAM use over the past one year was 53.1%. Multiple logistic regression analyses yielded three significant predictors of CAM use: monthly household income of less than MYR 2500, higher education level, and positive attitude towards CAM.
CONCLUSION
Psycho-socioeconomic factors were significantly associated with CAM use among rural communities in Malaysia.
引言
尽管循证医学的怀疑者和倡导者将补充和替代医学（CAM）视为民间疗法，但作为一种治疗手段，其在全球范围内的应用范围已得到广泛拓展。
目的
本研究旨在探讨影响马来西亚农村社区使用补充和替代医学的因素。
方法
对马来西亚霹雳州士拉末县四个乡村的288名居民进行了横断面研究。采用了一项包含社会经济特征、补充和替代医学使用史以及经过验证的整体补充和替代医学问卷（HCAMQ）的调查。
结果
在过去一年中，自我报告使用补充和替代医学的患病率为53.1%。多项逻辑回归分析得出了补充和替代医学使用的三个显著预测因素：月家庭收入低于2500马来西亚林吉特、高等教育水平以及对补充和替代医学的积极态度。
结论
心理社会经济因素与马来西亚农村社区使用补充和替代医学显著相关。
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