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Psycho-Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Selected Rural Communities in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Kurubaran Ganasegeran
  • Anantha Kumar Rajendran
  • Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai

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Introduction: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as a source of cure has gained much spectrum worldwide, despite skeptics and advocates of evidence-based practice conceptualized such therapies as human nostrum. Objective: This study aimed to explore the factors affecting CAM use among rural communities in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 288 occupants across four rural villages within the District of Selama, Perak, Malaysia. A survey that consisted of socio-economic characteristics, history of CAM use and the validated Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ) were used. Results: The prevalence of self-reported CAM use over the past one year was 53.1%. Multiple logistic regression analyses yielded three significant predictors of CAM use: monthly household income of less than MYR 2500, higher education level, and positive attitude towards CAM. Conclusion: Psycho-socioeconomic factors were significantly associated with CAM use among rural communities in Malaysia.

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  • Kurubaran Ganasegeran & Anantha Kumar Rajendran & Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai, 2014. "Psycho-Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Selected Rural Communities in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0112124
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112124
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    1. Jimpei Misawa & Rie Ichikawa & Akiko Shibuya & Yukihiro Maeda & Teruyoshi Hishiki & Yoshiaki Kondo, 2018. "Social determinants affecting the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Japan: An analysis using the conceptual framework of social determinants of health," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(7), pages 1-15, July.

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