ArticleGlobal health, epidemiology and genomics2017
Complementary and alternative medicine use by diabetes patients in Kerala, India.
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- Global prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicines use amongst adults with diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Pooled it
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- Practice of complementary and alternative medicine use in North Indian children with type 1 diabetes: an exploratory study.Diabetology international · 2024Article
- Patient and caregiver perspectives of select non-communicable diseases in India: A scoping review.PloS one · 2024Article
- Voices of care: unveiling patient journeys in primary care for hypertension and diabetes management in Kerala, India.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Factors influencing adherence to non-communicable disease medication in India: secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from WHO - SAGE2.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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- Perception of Individuals with Diabetes about Efficacy and Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Patterns and predictors of complementary and alternative medicine use in people presenting with the non-communicable disease in an urban health facility, North India.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to cardiovascular risk factor control in a semiurban population in India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Prevalence of the use of complementary and alternative medicine in an eastern Indian population with emphasis on tribal/ethnic minority groups.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2018Article
- Prevalence, Pattern, and Predictors of Ever Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Diabetes and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- RSSDI-ESI Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2020.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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Abstract
The study assessed: (1) the prevalence of exclusive use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), exclusive use of modern medicine and combined use; (2) the factors associated with exclusive CAM use; and (3) the expenditure for CAM use among type-2 diabetes patients in rural Kerala. We surveyed 400 diabetes patients selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Exclusive CAM use was reported by 9%, exclusive modern medicine by 61% and combined use by 30%. Patients without any co-morbidity were four times, those having regular income were three times and those who reported regular exercise were three times more likely to use exclusive CAM compared with their counterparts. Expense for medicines was not significantly different for CAM compared with modern medicine both in government and private sector. Patients with any co-morbidity were less likely to use CAM indicating that CAM use was limited to milder cases of diabetes.
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