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ArticleCureus2020

Utilization of Complementary Medicine by Pediatric Neurology Patients and Their Families in Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Al-Rumayyan, Hamoud Alqarni, Bader S Almanna, Naif Althonayan, Mohammed Alhalafi, Nawaf Alomary

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Child health advocacy in Saudi Arabia: Traditional medicine as a model.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ahmed Al-RumayyanNeurology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Hamoud AlqarniMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Bader S AlmannaMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Naif AlthonayanMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammed AlhalafiMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Nawaf AlomaryMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Complementary medicine (CM) consumption is a common practice worldwide. The objective of this study is to find the prevalence of parents visiting the neurology clinic who utilize CM to treat their children. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that was done at King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 2018 and 2019. By using a self-administered questionnaire, data were collected to recognize the prevalence of using CM and to identify the commonest type or method. Results A total of 352 parents were given the questionnaire. The prevalence of CM usage among participant was 42%, the most common type of CM was Quran recitation at 66%, followed by herbal medicine at 30% and cautery at 26%. Conclusion Almost half of the parents who visited the neurology clinic at KASCH have used complementary medicine for their children, and nearly three-quarters of the parents who never used CM have thought about using it. Therefore, CM is common in the Saudi Arabian culture.

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alternative medicinechildrencomplementary medicineneurologyquran recitation

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PMCPMC7273452

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