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PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES USED FOR APHRODISIAC PURPOSE: A CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS

Kaleem Ullah, Sajjad Haider, Qaiser Iqbal and Fahad Saleem*

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Abstract

Objective: The current study was aimed to assess the perception of general public regarding the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) for aphrodisiac purpose in Quetta city, Pakistan. Methods: This was a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional analysis. A 13-itemed questionnaire was developed through extensive literature review that evaluated the perception of general public regarding the use of CAM for aphrodisiac purpose. Based on the normality, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis test were used accordingly. Data were coded and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21 and p

Keywords: Public perception, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, aphrodisiac, cross sectional analysis.