Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula: a survey among medical students in Makerere University, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the disposition and sociodemographic characteristics of medical students associated with inclusion of traditional and complementary medicine in medical school curricula in Uganda.

Design

A cross-sectional study conducted during May 2017. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data. Disposition to include principles of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula was determined as proportion and associated factors determined through multivariate logistic regression.

Participants and setting

Medical students in their second to fifth years at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda. Makerere University is the oldest public university in the East African region.

Results

393 of 395 participants

SUBMITTER: Mwaka AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731838 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature