ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa.
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2021 Oct 15;21(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12906-021-03432-w.
Lack of information exists about the use of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) use among middle-aged and older adults in India, which led to studying the estimates of past-12-month Ayurveda/Yoga/Naturopathy/Unani/Siddha/Homeopathy (AYUSH) practitioner and traditional health practitioner (THP) utilization in India.
The study included 72,262 individuals (45 years and older) from the cross-sectional 2017-2018 Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1.
The prevalence of past 12-month AYUSH practitioner utilization was 6.5%, THP use 7.0%, and AYUSH or THP use 13.0%. The rate of AYUSH practitioner utilization was determined by older age (≥60 years) (Adjusted Odds Ratio-AOR: 1.20, 95% Confidence Interval-CI: 1.07-1.34), having pain (AOR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.29-1.69), any bone or joint diseases (AOR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.35-1.82), current tobacco use (AOR: 1.30, 95% CI: 1.12-1.50), male sex (AOR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.68-0.85), high subjective socioeconomic status (AOR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.60-0.87), urban residence (AOR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.57-0.88), diabetes (AOR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.55-0.81), chronic heart disease (AOR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.37-0.73), and having a health insurance cover (AOR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.30-0.44). The rate of THP utilization was determined by depressive symptoms (AOR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.01-1.35), sleep problems (AOR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.08-1.51), having pain (AOR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.55-2.15), current tobacco use (AOR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.22-1.51), having health insurance cover (AOR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.33-0.51), hypertension (AOR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.71-0.95), diabetes (AOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.39-0.65), urban residence (AOR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.19-0.34), and high subjective socioeconomic status (AOR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.58-0.85).
A moderate prevalence of AYUSH practitioner and THP use among middle-aged and older adults in India was found and several factors associated with AYUSH practitioner and THP use were identified.
印度中年和老年人对传统和补充医学(TCM)的使用信息不足,这导致了对印度过去 12 个月 Ayurveda/Yoga/Naturopathy/Unani/Siddha/Homeopathy(AYUSH)从业者和传统卫生从业者(THP)使用情况的研究。
这项研究包括来自印度 2017-2018 年纵向老龄化研究(LASI)第 1 波的 72262 名年龄在 45 岁及以上的个体。
过去 12 个月 AYUSH 从业者利用的患病率为 6.5%,THP 使用率为 7.0%,AYUSH 或 THP 使用率为 13.0%。AYUSH 从业者的利用率由年龄较大(≥60 岁)(调整后的优势比-AOR:1.20,95%置信区间-CI:1.07-1.34)、有疼痛(AOR:1.48,95%CI:1.29-1.69)、任何骨骼或关节疾病(AOR:1.57,95%CI:1.35-1.82)、当前吸烟(AOR:1.30,95%CI:1.12-1.50)、男性(AOR:0.76,95%CI:0.68-0.85)、主观社会经济地位较高(AOR:0.72,95%CI:0.60-0.87)、城市居住(AOR:0.71,95%CI:0.57-0.88)、糖尿病(AOR:0.66,95%CI:0.55-0.81)、慢性心脏病(AOR:0.52,95%CI:0.37-0.73)和有健康保险覆盖(AOR:0.36,95%CI:0.30-0.44)决定。THP 利用率由抑郁症状(AOR:1.17,95%CI:1.01-1.35)、睡眠问题(AOR:1.28,95%CI:1.08-1.51)、疼痛(AOR:1.82,95%CI:1.55-2.15)、当前吸烟(AOR:1.35,95%CI:1.22-1.51)、有健康保险覆盖(AOR:0.41,95%CI:0.33-0.51)、高血压(AOR:0.82,95%CI:0.71-0.95)、糖尿病(AOR:0.50,95%CI:0.39-0.65)、城市居住(AOR:0.25,95%CI:0.19-0.34)和较高的主观社会经济地位(AOR:0.70,95%CI:0.58-0.85)决定。
在印度,中年和老年人对 AYUSH 从业者和 THP 的使用存在中等流行率,并且确定了与 AYUSH 从业者和 THP 使用相关的几个因素。