University Students' Attitudes Towards Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices

Objective= This study investigates how university students, a well-educated segment of society, perceive traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practices and their level of healthy lifestyle skills, and how they are related. It also aims to determine whether students' healthy living skills influence their attitudes towards T&CM practices. Methods= This descriptive and cross-sectional study focused on students enrolled in three state universities. A total of 362 student datasets were analyzed. Data were gathered through an online questionnaire comprising inquiries related to students' sociodemographic features, their familiarity with T&CM, the T&CM attitude scale, and the scale assessing their healthy living skills. Results= The study's findings, the correlation coefficient between the total scores of the students from the T&CM Attitude Scale (114.80±17.95) and the Healthy Living Skills Scale (64.29±8.79) was calculated as r=0.127. There was a positive, statistically significant (p