What Influences Herbal Medicine Use? - Prevalence and Related Factors

AYDIN S., Bozkaya A. O., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Gemalmaz A., ÖZÇAKIR A., ÖZTÜRK A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.455-463, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.455-463
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Complementary medicine, alternative medicine, herbal medicine, prevalence, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, UNITED-STATES, TRENDS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: The use and cost of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) has been gaining in importance worldwide. Herbal medicine is one of the most commonly used methods. To understand the effectiveness, reliability, and quality of CAM and provide standardization in its analysis, its prevalence and the factors influencing its use must be identified. This study was conducted to identify the prevalence of CAM use and the effective factors in our population.