PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES USED FOR APHRODISIAC PURPOSE: A CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS
Kaleem Ullah, Sajjad Haider, Qaiser Iqbal and Fahad Saleem*
Abstract
Objective: The current study was aimed to assess the perception of
general public regarding the use of Complementary and Alternative
Medicines (CAM) for aphrodisiac purpose in Quetta city, Pakistan.
Methods: This was a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional analysis. A
13-itemed questionnaire was developed through extensive literature
review that evaluated the perception of general public regarding the
use of CAM for aphrodisiac purpose. Based on the normality, Mann
Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis test were used accordingly. Data were
coded and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS)
version 21 and p
Keywords: Public perception, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, aphrodisiac, cross sectional analysis.
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