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Bahall and Legall BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2017) 17:144 DOI 10.1186/s12906-017-1654-y
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open Access
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care providers regarding complementary and alternative medicine in Trinidad and Tobago Mandreker Bahall1,3*
and George Legall2
Abstract Background: Health care providers are often ill prepared to interact about or make acceptable conclusions on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) despite its widespread use. We explored the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care providers regarding CAM. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March 1 and July 31, 2015 among health care providers working mainly in the public sector in Trinidad and Tobago. A 34-item questionnaire was distributed and used for data collection. Questionnaire data were analysed using inferential and binary logistic regression models. Results: Response rate was 60.3% (362/600). Responders were 172 nurses, 77 doctors, 30 pharmacists, and 83 other health care providers of unnamed categories (mainly nursing assistants). Responders were predominantly female (69.1%), Indo-Trinidadian (55.8%), Christian (47.5%), self-claimed “very religious” (48.3%), and had
