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A survey of the training and working arrangements of general practitioners providing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care in a rural area of Maharashtra State
Conclusion: Many GPs practising “modern medicine” only had qualifications in Ayurveda/Homeopathy and fewer GPs are involved in the management of COPD as compared to asthma. These are important factors that form the context for initiatives seeking to improve the quality of community-based care for people with CRD in Maharashtra state in India.
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dhiraj Agarwal Makrand Ghorpade Pam Smith Sanjay Juvekar Hilary Pinnock Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors with homeopathy use in Brazil: a population-based study
Cad Saude Publica. 2022 Sep 23;38(9):e00261821. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN261821. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTDespite the controversy about its efficacy, homeopathy is considered a medical practice alternative to the conventional medical model. Prevalence of homeopathy use varies greatly among countries and the literature has conflicting evidence about the relation between sociodemographic factors and health conditions associated with homeopathy use. We aim to estimate the prevalence of homeopathy use and its association with self-perceived health status, depression, and sociodemographic factors. We used data from 90,846 partic...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alexandre Faisal-Cury Daniel Maur ício de Oliveira Rodrigues Source Type: research

POSB397 Benefits of Homeopathic Complementary Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on the French Nationwide Healthcare Database (SNDS)
The objective of this study is to assess the benefits of homeopathy treatment on the HRQOL for patients with non-metastatic breast cancer (BC), prescribed in post-surgical complementary therapy, compared to treatment without homeopathy.
Source: Value in Health - January 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J Medioni, Y Lopez Marquez, D Scimeca, E Leray, M Dalichampt, M Bennani Source Type: research

Vaccine hesitancy and implications on childhood immunisation in Malaysia
Noor Hazilah Abd Manaf, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Fatin Husna Suib International Journal of Health Governance, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp.76-86 The World Health Organization identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the ten threats to global health in 2019. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the implications and factors affecting parental decision on childhood immunisation in Malaysia. This paper reviews literature on vaccine hesitancy and evaluation of factors affecting parental decision on childhood immunisation in Malaysia. Vaccine hesitancy is a growing public health concern in Malaysia with factors such a...
Source: International Journal of Health Governance - December 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Noor Hazilah Abd Manaf Mohd Azahadi Omar Fatin Husna Suib Source Type: research