Saudi women’s complementary alternative medicine practice and attitudes in superficial injuries first aids Authors Samah Fathy Ibrahim Sara Almujaiwel MBBS 4th Year Sudent, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia Shatha Bejad Al-harbi MBBS 4th Year Sudent, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia Aysha Abdoh Alessa MBBS 4th Year Sudent, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia Ghaida Abdullah Alkfari MBBS 4th Year Sudent, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia Majdoleen Dakhil Al-Najim Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.180 Abstract Abstract Objective: To detect Saudi women’s complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice and attitudes in superficial injuries first aids. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study included 500 women from Princess Nourah bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect their socio-demographic characteristics, complementary and alternative medicine practice and attitude in superficial injuries first aids. Results: Most of the participants were young non-married women coming from middle regions. Burn and superficial cuts represented the commonest superficial injuries. Honey and medical herbs; myrrh were the commonly used CAM. Most participants agreed that CAM is available. Half of participants believed that CAM is safe that could be used without medical consultation. Conclusion: There is increased interest and positive attitudes toward CAM use among Saudi women, yet they are not aware about its interactions and side effects. Keywords: Complementary, Alternative medicine, Honey, Medical herbs, Attitude, Safety, Efficacy, female, Saudi Arabia Downloads Full Text Article Published 2020-09-30 How to Cite Samah Fathy Ibrahim, Sara Almujaiwel, Shatha Bejad Al-harbi, Aysha Abdoh Alessa, Ghaida Abdullah Alkfari, & Majdoleen Dakhil Al-Najim. (2020). Saudi women’s complementary alternative medicine practice and attitudes in superficial injuries first aids. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.180 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Case Series License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.