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Traditionelle MedizinKomplementärmedizinAlternativmedizinWissenEinstellungenPraktikenMedizinfremde StudierendeÄgyptenTraditional and Complementary Medicine (T dissatisfaction with conventional care; a desire for greater personal involvement in the maintenance of health; holistic health beliefs; lack of access to adequate health care services; and the availability of T 1,595; 1,407; and 1,673 participants, respectively. Third, each grade was classified into male and female strata. A total sample of 240 students (60 students from each grade) was chosen randomly from each stratum with equal proportion of male and female students. Their age ranged from 18 to 26 years. The sample size is determined according to a priory power calculation by the Research and Statistical Department of the university.Data was primarily collected by self-administrated questionnaires originally developed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in Saudi Arabia, after applying appropriate modifications. The following issues were addressed: a) student's knowledge of T b) sources of their knowledge; c) utilization of T and d) attitudes towards T then the questionnaires were distributed and collected within 15 min in the same session.Ethical considerations were addressed by the approval of the ethical committee of the School of Education, Tanta University. Data entry and statistical analysis were carried out using SPSS statistical package for windows version 19 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Data were statistically analyzed using chi square test for qualitative data and Fisher's exact test for binary data. Statistical significance was set at p 25 years.Of the studied subjects, 77.9% had previous knowledge about T internet 21.7%; and books 7.5%). Family members and friends represented 17.5% and 4.2% reported other sources. No statistical significant association was recorded between males and females regarding the source of knowledge of T 95.2% agreed that T χ2 = 7.502, p = 0.023, respectively) (fig. 3).The response rate in our study (100%) was higher than in other studies (17.5-72%) 10. This may be explained by a) The authors' direct supervision of the process; b) Increased awareness of students of the importance of T c) Problem-based learning as a method of learning reflected on students' interest in research; d) Study subjects answering the questionnaire in a comfortable place in the faculty.Public interest in T promoting and supporting mass media in exploring claims related to T and regulating and promoting evidence-based T&CM practices.The investigators acknowledge with thanks Maha M. Kenawy, graduate assistant at American University of Cairo, for her contribution to the study.The authors have no conflict of interests to declare.
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