Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling

Introduction-COVID-19 has come to us as a danger without a cure. Ayurvedic Medicine is seen to have the potential to be an alternative solution in curing COVID-19. Hence, the research aims to empirically investigate the adoption of Ayurvedic Medicine as an alternative cure for COVID-19 among the use...

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Main Authors: Baskaran, S., Nallaluthan, K., Kunjuraman, V.
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Published: Ayurveda Sahiti Prabha 2021
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Nallaluthan, K.
Kunjuraman, V.
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description Introduction-COVID-19 has come to us as a danger without a cure. Ayurvedic Medicine is seen to have the potential to be an alternative solution in curing COVID-19. Hence, the research aims to empirically investigate the adoption of Ayurvedic Medicine as an alternative cure for COVID-19 among the users and non-users. Methods-The research employed a quantitative research approach using a survey involving adults aged more than 18 years old. A convenient sampling method was chosen for this research. The collected data was analyzed by employing PLS-SEM and PLS-SEM MGA. Results - The results indicated that there is no significant difference between users and non-users of Ayurvedic medicine. All hypotheses formulated investigating Ayurvedic medicine beliefs, attitude, perception, and satisfaction in considering it as a Potential Alternative for COVID-19 were retained. Conclusion - This study has provided new insights in understanding the possibilities of using Ayurvedic medicine in curing COVID-19 and welcoming the medical practitioners of clinical research to identify the technical properties of Ayurvedic Medicine to be considered as an alternative for COVID-19 and many other existing and future diseases. The novelty of this study is two-fold. First, this is a pioneer study attempting to understand the public's view in considering Ayurvedic medicine as an alternative in combating COVID-19. Second, the conceptual model presented in this study to bridge the critical knowledge gap of the Ayurvedic Medicine phenomenon is neither formulated nor tested empirically in previous studies, locally or perhaps globally, therefore stands out as an original incremental contribution in avurvedic medicines perception.
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spelling utm.eprints-965162022-07-26T08:08:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/96516/ Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling Baskaran, S. Nallaluthan, K. Kunjuraman, V. HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property Introduction-COVID-19 has come to us as a danger without a cure. Ayurvedic Medicine is seen to have the potential to be an alternative solution in curing COVID-19. Hence, the research aims to empirically investigate the adoption of Ayurvedic Medicine as an alternative cure for COVID-19 among the users and non-users. Methods-The research employed a quantitative research approach using a survey involving adults aged more than 18 years old. A convenient sampling method was chosen for this research. The collected data was analyzed by employing PLS-SEM and PLS-SEM MGA. Results - The results indicated that there is no significant difference between users and non-users of Ayurvedic medicine. All hypotheses formulated investigating Ayurvedic medicine beliefs, attitude, perception, and satisfaction in considering it as a Potential Alternative for COVID-19 were retained. Conclusion - This study has provided new insights in understanding the possibilities of using Ayurvedic medicine in curing COVID-19 and welcoming the medical practitioners of clinical research to identify the technical properties of Ayurvedic Medicine to be considered as an alternative for COVID-19 and many other existing and future diseases. The novelty of this study is two-fold. First, this is a pioneer study attempting to understand the public's view in considering Ayurvedic medicine as an alternative in combating COVID-19. Second, the conceptual model presented in this study to bridge the critical knowledge gap of the Ayurvedic Medicine phenomenon is neither formulated nor tested empirically in previous studies, locally or perhaps globally, therefore stands out as an original incremental contribution in avurvedic medicines perception. Ayurveda Sahiti Prabha 2021 Article PeerReviewed Baskaran, S. and Nallaluthan, K. and Kunjuraman, V. (2021) Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, 12 (2). pp. 318-331. ISSN 0976-5921 http://dx.doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1874 DOI: 10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1874
spellingShingle HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Baskaran, S.
Nallaluthan, K.
Kunjuraman, V.
Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title_full Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title_fullStr Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title_full_unstemmed Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title_short Perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid-19 outbreak: a multigroup analysis in PLS path modelling
title_sort perception and readiness towards indian ayurvedic medicine acceptance to combat covid 19 outbreak a multigroup analysis in pls path modelling
topic HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
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