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Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections

Volume: 11 Number: 1 January 30, 2021
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Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections

Abstract

Aim: The study was planned to determine the causes of infection in women diagnosed with urinary tract infections and the preferred complementary and alternative treatment methods of the women. Material and Method: In the study, 180 women diagnosed with urinary tract infection (UTI) were interviewed. The required permissions were received. The data descriptive information form and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale were used. Results: 73.4% of the participants were diagnosed with more than one UTIs in one year. Almost all of the women who participated in the study stated that they used a CAM method for UTIs (92.8%) and 97.8% of them expressed that this method was effective. Conclusion: The most commonly used herbal methods are parsley, rosehip, green tea, nettle, linden, thyme and chamomile; dietary methods are yogurt, milk and dairy products, honey, pomegranate, garlic; religious methods are prayers; the psychological approach is exercise. It was determined that the women did not prefer only biological methods.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ebru Karamanlı This is me
0000-0001-9598-9605
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 30, 2021

Submission Date

July 1, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.762355

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA25DC33GA

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APA
Özcan, H., Mut, İ., & Karamanlı, E. (2021). Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 11(1), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.762355
AMA
1.Özcan H, Mut İ, Karamanlı E. Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections. J Contemp Med. 2021;11(1):50-56. doi:10.16899/jcm.762355
Chicago
Özcan, Handan, İrem Mut, and Ebru Karamanlı. 2021. “Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed With Urinary Tract Infections”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 (1): 50-56. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.762355.
EndNote
Özcan H, Mut İ, Karamanlı E (January 1, 2021) Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 1 50–56.
IEEE
[1]H. Özcan, İ. Mut, and E. Karamanlı, “Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections”, J Contemp Med, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 50–56, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.16899/jcm.762355.
ISNAD
Özcan, Handan - Mut, İrem - Karamanlı, Ebru. “Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed With Urinary Tract Infections”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11/1 (January 1, 2021): 50-56. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.762355.
JAMA
1.Özcan H, Mut İ, Karamanlı E. Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections. J Contemp Med. 2021;11:50–56.
MLA
Özcan, Handan, et al. “Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed With Urinary Tract Infections”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 50-56, doi:10.16899/jcm.762355.
Vancouver
1.Handan Özcan, İrem Mut, Ebru Karamanlı. Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections. J Contemp Med. 2021 Jan. 1;11(1):50-6. doi:10.16899/jcm.762355

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