Journals / Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi / 2011 / Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2

The Complementary or Alternative Medicine practices in children of low-income families: data of Ankara hospital

Düşük gelir düzeyine sahip ailelerin çocuklarına tamamlayıcı veya alternatif tıp uygulamaları: ankara hastanesi verileri

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81–88
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Discussion: Our aim was to remark the CAM practices which are being used beginning from the neonatal period and which are widely used without the ‘health providers’ advice, are applied by our group of parents who have low-income status and live in the capital.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In our country, there hasn’t been any study on the “Complementary and Alternative Medicine” (CAM) practices among the children of low-income families yet.
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Key Findings & Data:Evidences: The parents of the children (age between 0-15years) who admitted to our outpatient clinic, filled up the questionnaire form.
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Conclusion & Impact:Discussion: Our aim was to remark the CAM practices which are being used beginning from the neonatal period and which are widely used without the ‘health providers’ advice, are applied by our group of parents who have low-income status and live in the capital.
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Introduction: In our country, there hasn’t been any study on the “Complementary and Alternative Medicine” (CAM) practices among the children of low-income families yet. In our study our aim was to investigate the CAM practices among low-income families. Material-Method: The questionnaire form was filled by the parents, who admitted to our Pediatric Outpatient Clinic. Demographic data of the families and the CAM used by them were questioned. Evidences: The parents of the children (age between 0-15years) who admitted to our outpatient clinic, filled up the questionnaire form. The income level of all the families was below the poverty line. 87 % (n=345 ) of the families stated that they used CAM methods. The median starting age for CAM using was determined as 0.0 year (0-5) and 52 % of families started in the newborn period. The most frequent reason for CAM practices was constipation (n=282). The most frequently used CAM practices on children were giving them herbal tea (n=156) and olive/almond oil (n=140). A statistically significant correlation between the educational level of mother and father and their CAM usage was observed (p=0.000). Discussion: Our aim was to remark the CAM practices which are being used beginning from the neonatal period and which are widely used without the ‘health providers’ advice, are applied by our group of parents who have low-income status and live in the capital.

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Giriş: Ülkemizde düşük gelir düzeyine sahip ailelerin çocuklarına uyguladıkları “Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp” (TAT) yöntemleri hakkında yapılmış çalışma yoktur. Bu çalışma, düşük gelir düzeyine sahip ailelerin TAT uygulamalarını araştırmak için planlandı. Materyal-metot: Çocuk Polikliniğine başvuran ebeveynlere anket formu uygulandı. Demografik özellikler ve TAT uygulamaları sorgulandı. Bulgular: Polikliniğe başvuran 0-15 yaş arası 500 çocuğun ebeveynine anket uygulandı. Ailelerin gelir düzeyi yoksulluk sınırının altındaydı. Ailelerin %87’si TAT yöntemleri kullandıklarını ifade ettiler. TAT başlama yaşı ortancası 0.0 yıl (0-5) olarak saptandı ve ailelerin %52’si yenidoğan döneminde uygulamaya başlamıştı. TAT uygulamalarının en sık nedeni kabızlıktı (n=282). En sık kullanılan TAT uygulamaları bitki çayı içirme (n=156), zeytin/badem yağı içirme (n=140) idi. Anne ve baba eğitim düzeyi ile TAT kullanımı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptandı (p=0.000). Tartışma: Bu çalışmada düşük gelir düzeyine sahip olan ve başkentte yaşayan hasta grubunda TAT uygulamalarının yenidoğan döneminden itibaren başladığı ve sağlıkçıların önerisi olmadan yaygın olarak kullanıldığı sonucuna varıldı.

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TAŞAR, M. A., KARA, N., POTUR, E. D., BOSTANCI, İ., DALLAR, Y. (2022). The Complementary or Alternative Medicine practices in children of low-income families: data of Ankara hospital. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 81–88. https://ajindex.com/articles/627642

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