Ibrahim Samah Fathy, Almujaiwel Sara, Al-Harbi Shatha Bejad, Alessa Aysha Abdoh, Alkfari Ghaida Abdullah, Al-Najim Majdoleen Dakhil
Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
MBBS 4th Year Sudent, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Dec;70(12(B)):2427-2431. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.180.
To detect Saudi women's complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice and attitudes in superficial injuries first aids.
A cross-sectional descriptive study included 500 women from Princess Nourah bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect their socio-demographic characteristics, complementary and alternative medicine practice and attitude in superficial injuries first aids.
Most of the participants were young unmarried women coming from middle regions. Burn and superficial cuts represented the commonest superficial injuries. Honey and medical herbs; myrrh were the commonly used CAM. Most participants agreed that CAM is available. Half of participants believed that CAM is safe that could be used without medical consultation.
There is increased interest and positive attitudes toward CAM use among Saudi women, yet they are not aware about its interactions and side effects.
检测沙特女性在浅表损伤急救中对补充和替代医学(CAM)的应用情况及态度。
一项横断面描述性研究纳入了来自沙特阿拉伯利雅得努拉·宾特·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼公主大学的500名女性。使用预先设计的问卷收集她们的社会人口学特征、在浅表损伤急救中对补充和替代医学的应用情况及态度。
大多数参与者是来自中部地区的年轻未婚女性。烧伤和浅表切割伤是最常见的浅表损伤。蜂蜜和草药、没药是常用的补充和替代医学方法。大多数参与者认为补充和替代医学方法可得。一半的参与者认为补充和替代医学方法安全,可以在不咨询医生的情况下使用。
沙特女性对补充和替代医学方法的使用兴趣增加且态度积极,但她们并不了解其相互作用和副作用。