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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Public Interest To Traditional Medicine In Isparta
Dr. Mustafa ÖZTÜRK,a Dr. Ersin USKUN,a Raziye ÖZDEMİR,a Mürşide ÇINAR,a Fadimana ALPTEKİN,a Dr. Malik DOĞANa
aHalk Sağlığı AD, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, ISPARTA
Objective: The research was carried out in order to determine the habit of using traditional medicine in Isparta.
Material and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. Threehundredfifty person participated in this study. Data was collected by standart questionnaire form.
Results: 50.3% of the study group were male, and 28.9% of them were 55 years old or even older. 68.0% of the study group had used traditional (alternative) treatment and 86.1% of them had used herbal medicine. Most of the people who preferred alternative treatment were female, have low educational level, and have no social security.
Conclusion: Public interest to traditional treatment is an important public health problem in our country. Improving the educational, cultural and socio economical level of people is the key.Keywords: Traditional medicine, alternative medicine, herbal medicineTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2005, 13:179-186
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