Open AccessKnowledge, Attitude, and Practice of General Population toward Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Relation to Health and Quality of Life in Sungai Petani, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin,
Sohail Aziz,
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal,
Atta Abbas Naqvi,
Ahmed Regina,
Mansour Adam Mahmoud,
Syed Azizullah Ghori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_182_19
Subject(s) - population , medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , demography , ms excel , statistical software , family income , perception , traditional medicine , psychology , environmental health , statistics , pathology , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth , mathematics , software engineering , engineering
The demand of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased drastically over the past few decades. The perceptions about CAMs among general population are positive. However, the literature highlights that effectiveness and acceptance of alternative therapies among the general population is still a subject of debate.