Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Recent use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing in children worldwide, so there is a need to evaluate CAM’s use among pediatrics in Palestine. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CAM use among a sample of Palestinian children, investigate the fact...

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Autores principales:	Samah W. Al-Jabi, Mariam Khader, Islam Hamarsha, Dina Atallh, Sereen Bani-Odeh, Areen Daraghmeh, Shaima Bani-Mater, Sa’ed H. Zyoud
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Complementary and alternative medicine Children Pediatrics Palestine RJ1-570
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bcb2a82e73b540eab72bd8e28fdf28542021-11-14T12:33:25ZComplementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study10.1186/s12887-021-02985-61471-2431https://doaj.org/article/bcb2a82e73b540eab72bd8e28fdf28542021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02985-6https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2431Abstract Background Recent use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing in children worldwide, so there is a need to evaluate CAM’s use among pediatrics in Palestine. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CAM use among a sample of Palestinian children, investigate the factors that affect the use of CAMs, identify the types of CAM used, and assess the purposes of using them. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study of parents who had children aged 6 years and below was carried out. A convenient sample of about 420 participants was collected; from Primary care to Motherhood and Childhood Centers in Nablus city in Palestine. Parents who agreed to participate were asked to answer a survey that consists mainly of closed-ended questions. The analysis was performed using SPSS version 16.0. Results The use of CAM was detected in all interviewers 420 (100%). The most common treatment used was herbal therapy (n = 400, 95.2%), and anise was the most common herbal therapy used (n = 334; 79.5%). A total of 371 (88.3%) of the respondents used CAM for digestive system problems. The main reason for using CAM was making the child more comfortable (n = 365; 86.9%). Parents who are 30 years or older were significantly using more CAM than younger parents (P = 0.001). In addition, regarding the number of children in the family, parents who have five children or more used more CAM subtypes significantly more than parents with less than this number (P = 0.025). Moreover, parents living in a refugee camp used more CAM than parents who lived in urban or rural areas (P = 0.031). Conclusions Parents of children use CAM frequently. All parents used CAM, and physicians were not mainly among the sources of CAM information, and almost all parents were unaware of the side effects of CAM. Future research is necessary to direct pediatricians in formulating recommendations for children on CAM modalities, including possible risks and benefits and interactions with conventional medications.Samah W. Al-JabiMariam KhaderIslam HamarshaDina AtallhSereen Bani-OdehAreen DaraghmehShaima Bani-MaterSa’ed H. ZyoudBMCarticleComplementary and alternative medicineChildrenPediatricsPalestinePediatricsRJ1-570ENBMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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topic	Complementary and alternative medicine Children Pediatrics Palestine Pediatrics RJ1-570
spellingShingle	Complementary and alternative medicine Children Pediatrics Palestine Pediatrics RJ1-570 Samah W. Al-Jabi Mariam Khader Islam Hamarsha Dina Atallh Sereen Bani-Odeh Areen Daraghmeh Shaima Bani-Mater Sa’ed H. Zyoud Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
description	Abstract Background Recent use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing in children worldwide, so there is a need to evaluate CAM’s use among pediatrics in Palestine. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CAM use among a sample of Palestinian children, investigate the factors that affect the use of CAMs, identify the types of CAM used, and assess the purposes of using them. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study of parents who had children aged 6 years and below was carried out. A convenient sample of about 420 participants was collected; from Primary care to Motherhood and Childhood Centers in Nablus city in Palestine. Parents who agreed to participate were asked to answer a survey that consists mainly of closed-ended questions. The analysis was performed using SPSS version 16.0. Results The use of CAM was detected in all interviewers 420 (100%). The most common treatment used was herbal therapy (n = 400, 95.2%), and anise was the most common herbal therapy used (n = 334; 79.5%). A total of 371 (88.3%) of the respondents used CAM for digestive system problems. The main reason for using CAM was making the child more comfortable (n = 365; 86.9%). Parents who are 30 years or older were significantly using more CAM than younger parents (P = 0.001). In addition, regarding the number of children in the family, parents who have five children or more used more CAM subtypes significantly more than parents with less than this number (P = 0.025). Moreover, parents living in a refugee camp used more CAM than parents who lived in urban or rural areas (P = 0.031). Conclusions Parents of children use CAM frequently. All parents used CAM, and physicians were not mainly among the sources of CAM information, and almost all parents were unaware of the side effects of CAM. Future research is necessary to direct pediatricians in formulating recommendations for children on CAM modalities, including possible risks and benefits and interactions with conventional medications.
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author	Samah W. Al-Jabi Mariam Khader Islam Hamarsha Dina Atallh Sereen Bani-Odeh Areen Daraghmeh Shaima Bani-Mater Sa’ed H. Zyoud
author_facet	Samah W. Al-Jabi Mariam Khader Islam Hamarsha Dina Atallh Sereen Bani-Odeh Areen Daraghmeh Shaima Bani-Mater Sa’ed H. Zyoud
author_sort	Samah W. Al-Jabi
title	Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
title_short	Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
title_full	Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
title_sort	complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in palestine: a cross-sectional study
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bcb2a82e73b540eab72bd8e28fdf2854
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Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

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