Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula: a survey among medical students in Makerere University, Uganda
Autor: | Charles Ibingira, Gersave Tusabe, Sunita Vohra, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Christopher Orach Garimoi |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Traditional and complementary medicine Universities education Region of origin Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Uganda Medical school curricula 030212 general & internal medicine Students Curriculum Medical education Education Medical business.industry Research Medical school General Medicine Disposition Medical Education and Training Medical students Cross-Sectional Studies Attitude 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Public university Educational Status Female Makerere University Medicine Traditional business Complementary medicine Inclusion (education) Biomedical sciences |
Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Popis: | ObjectiveTo describe the disposition and sociodemographic characteristics of medical students associated with inclusion of traditional and complementary medicine in medical school curricula in Uganda.DesignA cross-sectional study conducted during May 2017. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data. Disposition to include principles of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula was determined as proportion and associated factors determined through multivariate logistic regression.Participants and settingMedical students in their second to fifth years at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda. Makerere University is the oldest public university in the East African region.Results393 of 395 participants responded. About 60% (192/325) of participants recommended inclusion of traditional and complementary medicine principles into medical school curricula in Uganda. The disposition to include traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula was not associated with sex, age group or region of origin of the students. However, compared with the second year students, the third (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.17 to 0.66) and fifth (OR 0.39; 95% CI 0.16 to 0.93) year students were significantly less likely to recommend inclusion of traditional and complementary medicine into the medical school curricula. Participants who hold positive attributes and believe in effectiveness of traditional and complementary medicine were statistically significantly more likely to recommend inclusion into the medical school curricula in Uganda.ConclusionsInclusion of principles of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula to increase knowledge, inform practice and research, and moderate attitudes of physicians towards traditional medicine practice is acceptable by medical students at Makerere University. These findings can inform review of medical schools’ curricula in Uganda. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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