Survey on factors influencing the use of suitable techniques on Chinese medicine in the countryside in 10 provinces / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effective factors and difficulties in the application of Suitable Technique of Chinese Medicine(STCM) in the countryside.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A survey on current situation was carried out on incumbency doctors in 12 cities with a self-designed questionnaire.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In 1387 available questionnaire, 51.8% of the doctors agreed with the active application of some STCM in the countryside while 42.8% thought that they could be promoted. Factors as age,titles of professional, jobs and holding a diploma had close relation with their attitude to the application of techniques in their cities (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Suitable technique of CM could be adopted by the rural doctors working at the grassroot healthcare unit, suggesting that these techniques should be popularized step by step.</p>