Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India
Indian patients’ preference for integrated homoeopathy services remains underresearched. Two earlier surveys revealed favorable attitude toward and satisfaction from integrated services. The objectives of this study were to examine knowledge, attitudes, and practice of homoeopathy and to evaluate pr...
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doaj-8325d7040c6e461ea5a9f9f07097203f2020-11-25T01:17:09ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine2156-58722156-58992017-04-012210.1177/2156587216650116Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in IndiaRajkumar Manchanda MD (Hom), MBA0Munmun Koley BHMS, MSc1Subhranil Saha BHMS, MSc2Debabrata Sarkar BHMS3Ramkumar Mondal BHMS4Prosenjit Thakur Internee5Debjyoti Biswas Internee6Birendra Singh Rawat MD (Hom)7Bhuvaneswari Rajachandrasekar MD (Hom)8Renu Mittal MD (Hom)9 Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi, India Dr Anjali Chatterji Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Independent Researcher, Howrah, West Bengal, India Dr Anjali Chatterji Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, India Netai Charan Chakraborty Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, India Netai Charan Chakraborty Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, India Regional Research Institute (Homoeopathy), Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Kottayam, Kerala, India Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi, IndiaIndian patients’ preference for integrated homoeopathy services remains underresearched. Two earlier surveys revealed favorable attitude toward and satisfaction from integrated services. The objectives of this study were to examine knowledge, attitudes, and practice of homoeopathy and to evaluate preference toward its integration into secondary-level health care. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during May to October 2015 among 659 adult patients visiting randomly selected secondary-level conventional health care setups in Kolkata, Mumbai, Kottayam, and New Delhi (India) using a self-administered 24-item questionnaire in 4 local vernaculars (Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, and Hindi). Knowledge and practice scores were compromised; attitude scores toward integration and legal regulation were high. Respondents were uncertain regarding side effects of homoeopathy and concurrent use and interactions with conventional medicines. A total of 82.40% (95% confidence interval = 79.23, 85.19) of the participants were in favor of integrating homoeopathy services. Preference was significantly higher in Delhi and lower in Kottayam. Probable strategic measures for further development of integrated models are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587216650116 |
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Rajkumar Manchanda MD (Hom), MBA Munmun Koley BHMS, MSc Subhranil Saha BHMS, MSc Debabrata Sarkar BHMS Ramkumar Mondal BHMS Prosenjit Thakur Internee Debjyoti Biswas Internee Birendra Singh Rawat MD (Hom) Bhuvaneswari Rajachandrasekar MD (Hom) Renu Mittal MD (Hom) |
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Rajkumar Manchanda MD (Hom), MBA Munmun Koley BHMS, MSc Subhranil Saha BHMS, MSc Debabrata Sarkar BHMS Ramkumar Mondal BHMS Prosenjit Thakur Internee Debjyoti Biswas Internee Birendra Singh Rawat MD (Hom) Bhuvaneswari Rajachandrasekar MD (Hom) Renu Mittal MD (Hom) Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
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Rajkumar Manchanda MD (Hom), MBA Munmun Koley BHMS, MSc Subhranil Saha BHMS, MSc Debabrata Sarkar BHMS Ramkumar Mondal BHMS Prosenjit Thakur Internee Debjyoti Biswas Internee Birendra Singh Rawat MD (Hom) Bhuvaneswari Rajachandrasekar MD (Hom) Renu Mittal MD (Hom) |
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Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India |
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Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India |
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Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India |
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Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India |
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Patients’ Preference for Integrating Homoeopathy Services within the Secondary Health Care Settings in India |
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patients’ preference for integrating homoeopathy services within the secondary health care settings in india |
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Indian patients’ preference for integrated homoeopathy services remains underresearched. Two earlier surveys revealed favorable attitude toward and satisfaction from integrated services. The objectives of this study were to examine knowledge, attitudes, and practice of homoeopathy and to evaluate preference toward its integration into secondary-level health care. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during May to October 2015 among 659 adult patients visiting randomly selected secondary-level conventional health care setups in Kolkata, Mumbai, Kottayam, and New Delhi (India) using a self-administered 24-item questionnaire in 4 local vernaculars (Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, and Hindi). Knowledge and practice scores were compromised; attitude scores toward integration and legal regulation were high. Respondents were uncertain regarding side effects of homoeopathy and concurrent use and interactions with conventional medicines. A total of 82.40% (95% confidence interval = 79.23, 85.19) of the participants were in favor of integrating homoeopathy services. Preference was significantly higher in Delhi and lower in Kottayam. Probable strategic measures for further development of integrated models are discussed. |
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