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ArticleAyu2014

Knowledge level of Ayurveda practitioner on public health.

Jaideep Kumar, Jayanti Dutta Roy, Amarjeet Singh Minhas

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Article in Ayu, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jaideep KumarCentre for Public Health, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Jayanti Dutta RoyAcademic Staff College, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Amarjeet Singh MinhasSchool of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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backgroundLooking at the current scenario of shortage of public health professionals on one hand and intense demand of community health services on the other it is imperative that the contribution of Ayurveda practitioners is increased in the field of public health. However, the updating of the knowledge of public health issues and concepts will ultimately decide whether they can be successfully integrated into the community health arena or not.

aimThis study was conducted to assess the knowledge level of Ayurveda practitioners about public health Issues with the aim find out the competence of Ayurveda practitioners regarding knowledge of public health issues. MATERIALS AND

methodsCross-sectional study was conducted in the union territory, Chandigarh and two districts each of the states of Haryana and Punjab. Public health knowledge assessment tool comprising a questionnaire was used to collect information from the respondents who were registered Ayurveda doctors and interns. The data was analyzed with the help of IBM SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions).

resultsThe respondents scored between 5 and 17 points out of a total of 19 points and majority (82%) of the respondents fell in the category of "having average knowledge". The mean score was 8.42 ± 2.

conclusionCurriculum and training of Ayurveda education need to have more public health related inputs and hence that the Ayurveda practitioners are well-versed with the public health concepts and could contribute in the public health field meaningfully.

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Ayurveda practitionerspublic healthpublic health professionalspublic health skills

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PMID25364193
PMCPMC4213976

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