title: A descriptive study on complementary and alternative medicine use in 0 to 1-year-old infants and nurses' awareness and recommendation for complementary and alternative medicine.
abstract: This study aimed to determine complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) recommended by midwives and nurses and used by mothers on their 0 to 1-year-old infants. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The sample of the study consisted of 65 midwives and mothers of 349 infants registered at these health-care centres. The frequency of CAM use on a regular basis by mothers participating in the study on their infants was 24.6%, whereas the frequency of CAM use for a while was 41.3%. Of the mothers using CAM, 81.5-98.5% stated that the method they were employing was useful. The mothers used CAM on their infants, and the midwives and nurses recommended CAM use. However, the midwives and nurses themselves should be first trained to be able to inform individuals/mothers about CAM. Evidence-based studies on CAM are needed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Çalişkan
authors.affiliation: Health College, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuriye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sitem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Müjde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavaklı
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özdoğan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: complementary and alternative medicine; implementation; infants; mother; nursing/midwife