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A Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence of Traditional Practices other than Allopathy and AYUSH in Varanasi District

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Traditional Healthcare Practices are deeply rooted in diverse cultural contexts, despite the dominance of conventional and AYUSH systems. The study aimed to know the Prevalence of the use of Methods of Health Care in Tradition other than Allopathy and AYUSH. Methods: A cross-sectional study was used to collect the data from 566 households by two-stage cluster sampling. The sample size for this study was calculated based on a pilot study. The data is collected through a structured scheduled method. Results: The study found that 22.7% of respondents used traditional health care practices beyond allopath and AYUSH. Among them most commonly practiced Ojha/Tantric 59.3% were used followed by Karmkand and Ratna chikitsa. Key words: Traditional Healthcare, Kunadali, Karmkand, Ratna chikitsa, Palmistry, Ojha

Source: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research

DOI: 10.52403/ijhsr.20250235

Authors: Sunil Kumar, Devanand Upadhyay, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Tej Bali Singh

Institution: Banaras Hindu University

Language: English

Topic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Indian Council of Social Science Research