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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Medical Students Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
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- Perceptions and motivations toward critical thinking among health science students in northern Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Background and Aims: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) encompasses a wide variety of health practices and products that are generally not included in conventional medicine. This study evaluates knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among medical students toward CAM in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we developed and used a questionnaire to evaluate the KAP of medical students regarding CAM. The sampling method was convenience sampling. Two hundred and twenty medical students who were in their first to three (junior) and the last 2 years of education (senior) participated in this study. The data was collected from January to May 2017. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and independent Results: Of 220 medical students, 125 respondents were CAM users (56.81%). The score of attitude about CAM was 60.13 ± 10.48 in junior students and 60.81 ± 7.32 among senior students. The score of knowledge about CAM was significantly ( Conclusion: Although CAM knowledge was relatively low in medical students, they have a positive attitude toward it. TPM was the most common practice among CAM approaches. It is necessary to incorporate CAM modalities especially TPM education into the curriculum of medical students and other healthcare disciplines to enhance students' knowledge and attitude toward CAM and its role in healthcare.
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