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Project No. 163 (A-2000/1)Knowledge, Attitude, <strong>and</strong> Practice <strong>of</strong> Alternative <strong>Medicine</strong> among UAEresidents.Student Authors: Salem Khamis Salem Khamis M Al-Neami, Saeed Salem SaeedRashed Al-Hafiti, Abdulla Rashed Saeed Khalfan, Rashed Obaid Ali Al-Khal Al-SowaidyFaculty Supervisors: Dr. P. Badrinath, Pr<strong>of</strong>. A. BenerAbstract:Objectives To estimate the prevalence <strong>of</strong> population using alternative medicine amongUAE <strong>and</strong> non-UAE nationals. To see if there is any difference between different agegroup, educational level, gender <strong>and</strong> income regarding usage <strong>and</strong> safety <strong>of</strong> alternativemedicine.Methods A cross sectional survey was carried out in primary health care centres inAlain. The target population <strong>of</strong> the study is both UAE <strong>and</strong> non-UAE nationals <strong>of</strong> bothsexes who can read Arabic. All participants should be above 17 including patients <strong>and</strong>their companions. Arabic translated questionnaire was used <strong>and</strong> coded <strong>and</strong> entered inthe computer <strong>of</strong> FMHS using the statistical package program SPSS.Results The study showed that 67% <strong>of</strong> the sample tried alternative medicine duringtheir life. Herbal medicine is the most wellknown type <strong>of</strong> alternative medicine. Therewas no significant difference between the use <strong>of</strong> alternative medicine betweendifferent educational level, age groups, gender <strong>and</strong> income. Most <strong>of</strong> the people hadused alternative medicine. There was no significant difference between the use <strong>of</strong>alternative medicine between different educational level, age groups, gender <strong>and</strong>income. Most <strong>of</strong> the people had used alternative medicine. There was a very highsignificant difference between the use <strong>of</strong> cautery <strong>and</strong> its safety among between local<strong>and</strong> non-local that more locals consider it safe <strong>and</strong> tried it.Conclusions Alternative medicine is an important aspect <strong>of</strong> the human life style.Despite the dramatic development <strong>of</strong> health care systems <strong>and</strong> medical thinking,alternative medicine is still widely used <strong>and</strong> popular among people in UAE. Educationlevel, age, gender <strong>and</strong> income <strong>of</strong> the patient had no much influence on the decisionregarding its use.
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