检查印度传统医学的利用和临床影响
Adwaith Gopan1, Binu Kumar Bhuvanachandren Nair Jagadakumari2, Priyesh Chandrachoodan Nair1
1Department of Economics, Government College Attingal, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Journal of public health research
|December 9, 2025
概括
人们对阿尤什 (Ayurveda,Yoga & Naturopathy,Unani,Siddha,和顺势疗法) 的认识很高,但对其药物安全性的理解很低. 这导致慢性病的无监督使用,突出需要更好地与传统医学的整合.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 传统医学的传统医学.
背景情况:
- 政府的举措增加了印度城市AyUSH (Ayurveda,Yoga和自然疗法,Unani,Siddha和顺势疗法) 的使用.
- 之前的研究表明,AYUSH的采用率较低,因此需要进一步调查当前的使用模式.
研究的目的:
- 探索与印度Ayush使用相关的因素.
- 为了确定越来越多地采用Ayush服务背后的原因.
主要方法:
- 使用了从NSSO的Ayush调查中获得的大量二次数据集 (621,230名受访者) 的横截面研究设计.
- 采用GEE后勤回归和千平方测试来分析影响Ayush利用的因素.
主要成果:
- 对阿什的认识显示了最大的效果大小 (OR=24.17).
- 高等教育,印度教,落后种姓,消费增加和城市居住显著与更大的Ayush使用有关.
- 使用Ayush的关键原因包括治疗慢性疾病,感知安全性,负担能力和文化因素.
结论:
- 尽管人们意识到这一点,但对Ayush药物的安全性缺乏了解导致慢性疾病的无监督使用.
- 建议将AYUSH与全方位医学相结合,以改善患者的治疗结果并最大限度地降低风险.
- 虽然政府推广在城市地区是成功的,但私人机构的潜在价格上需要监控.
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