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Perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among Saudi patients with vitiligo
Ist Teil von
Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Panonica, et Adriatica, 2020-01, Vol.29 (4), p.165-168
Ort / Verlag
Slovenia: Association of Slovenian Dermatovenerologists
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in dermatology has been increasing in recent years. Patterns of CAM use by vitiligo patients have not previously been assessed in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, it is worth exploring the perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of Saudi vitiligo patients toward CAM.
A cross-sectional study was conducted for 12 months among Saudi vitiligo patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. A validated self-administered questionnaire, comprised of four sections, was used to collect the data. Descriptive analysis was used, and a chi-squared test was used to determine the association between dependent and independent variables.
Two hundred patients with vitiligo were enrolled, 56% of whom were female. The average age was 31.6 ± 15.45 years. Approximately 52% of the patients were either current or previous users of CAM. Among the patients, 44.5% had been asked by their dermatologist about their CAM use, and 18.5% preferred not to disclose their CAM use. Social media was the most common source of information for CAM (28%).
More than half of the vitiligo patients in our study used some form of CAM. The most popular remedies were honey (37%), Nigella sativa (29%), and olive oil (29%).