Evidence-based medicine and prejudice-based medicine: the case of homeopathy

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Nelson Filice De Barros¹  Alessandra Rodrigues Fiuza¹ 

关键词: Evidence-Based Medicine;    Complementary Therapies;    Homeopathy;    Prejudice;    Medicina Baseada em Evidências;    Terapias Complementares;    Homeopatia;    Preconceito;    Medicina Basada em Evidencia;    Terapias Complementarias;    Homeopatía;    Prejuicio;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00183513

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In recent decades an important social movement related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine has been identified worldwide. In Brazil, although homeopathy was recognized as a specialist medical area in 1980, few medical schools offer courses related to it. In a previous study, 176 resident doctors at the University of Campinas Medical School were interviewed and 86 (49%) rejected homeopathy as a subject in the core medical curriculum. Thus, this qualitative study was conducted to understand their reasons for refusing. 20 residents from 15 different specialist areas were interviewed. Very few of them admitted to a lack of knowledge for making a judgment about homeopathy; none of them made a conscientious objection to it; and the majority demonstrated prejudice, affirming that there is not enough scientific evidence to support homeopathy, defending their position based on personal opinion, limited clinical practice and on information circulated in the mass media. Finally, resident doctors’ prejudices against homeopathy can be extended to practices other than allopathic medicine.

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