Open AccessPrevalence and predictors of using complementary and alternative medicine among diabetic patients in Taif city, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Rehab Ismail Abdullah,
Ahmad Aman Allah,
Ali S Mubarak,
Rayan I Abdullah,
Sarah Hasan Alzhrani,
Maram Hassan AlSufyani,
Salman J A Alharthi,
Reham O H Althomali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1222_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , pathology , endocrinology
Saudi Arabia has the second-highest rate of diabetes in the Middle East. Herbal treatment is the most used complementary and alternative therapy among Saudi diabetic patients. Little is known about the use of complementary and alternative medicine among diabetic patients who reside in Taif city.