Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children Under Five Years in Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

Soha H Shosha, Fatema Al Maknei, F. Hasan, Z. Abdulla, Rabab Ahmed, Ejlal Al Alawi
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Introduction: There is an increase in use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM). We aimed to assess the prevalence of CAM use by parents for their children aged less than five years; common types used and factors influencing their use. Methods: This cross sectional study was done by interviewing parents of children aged less than 5 years attending primary health care centers in Bahrain between the period of 15th May till 30th of June 2014. Results: Prevalence of CAM use was found to be 93.3%. Most common types used were natural therapy (86.7%). Among factors related to CAM use; health center & nationality were the only significant ones. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates high prevalence of CAM use among parents for their children aged less than five years. Family and friends are the main source of recommendation for CAM use, and majority of parents do inform their physicians about CAM use.
巴林初级保健中心五岁以下儿童补充和替代药物的使用情况
补充和替代药物(CAM)的使用有所增加。我们的目的是评估父母对5岁以下儿童使用辅助生殖疗法的流行程度;常用的类型和影响其使用的因素。方法:本横断面研究通过访谈2014年5月15日至6月30日期间在巴林初级卫生保健中心就诊的5岁以下儿童的父母进行。结果:辅助治疗使用率为93.3%。最常见的是自然疗法(86.7%)。在与辅助医学使用有关的因素中;卫生中心和国籍是唯一显著的。结论:我们的研究表明,5岁以下儿童的父母使用辅助生殖疗法的比例很高。家人和朋友是推荐使用辅助生殖疗法的主要来源,大多数家长确实会告知他们的医生使用辅助生殖疗法。
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