scholarly journals HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCE FOR TRADITIONAL/HERBAL AND MODERN MEDICINE IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 430-434
Author(s):  
Patience T.K. ◽  
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Nwachukwu V.C. ◽  
Inchikida B.M. ◽  
Sharinya J.T ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Herbal Medicinal Products ◽  
Herbal Medicinal ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
Household Preference

The use of herbal medicinal products and supplements has increased enormously over the past three decades with not less than 80% of people globally depending on them for some part of primary healthcare. However, this might be the case in many Cities. This study seeks to determine. Household preference for traditional/herbal and modern medicine in Abuja, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data from the primary source was used for this study. Two hundred and twenty (220) individuals responded to the survey hence that constitutes the sample size used for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data set. From the result, the mean age was 33.7 years. About 90.9% of the respondents in the study area had tertiary education. Most (60%) of the respondents were female in the study. Most (50%) of the respondents were civil servants and 58.63% of the respondents have a household size below 5 persons. 60% of the respondents prefer modern/contemporary drugs, 25.91% prefer traditional/local drugs, and 14.09% prefer to seek out spiritual prayers when they are sick. Dosage of traditional medicine cannot be regulated was the most ranked perception of the respondents. Most (55%) of the respondent posit that they were dizzy after taking traditional medicine. From the foregoing, it can be concluded that the usage of traditional medicine was still poor, as most of the households in the study posit that they preferred modern drugs. Majority of the respondent also opined that the dosage of traditional drugs could not be properly regulated. Traditional drugs had negative side effects including heavy dizziness, purging among others. Based on the findings of the study, it is therefore recommended that training and re-training be done for the producers of traditional medicine on how to better prescribe the necessary dosage per time. It is also recommended that an advocacy campaign be carried out to encourage patronage of locally produced herbs given that some of the imported or foreign drugs are made from herbs as well.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Edo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Obi Peter Adigwe ◽  
Moses Musa Ebohon ◽  
Henry Omoregie Egharevba
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Edo State ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

The people of Edo State of Nigeria have a long history of dependence on traditional medicine as a primary source and first line of action for their healthcare needs. Efforts have been made by various national and subnational governments towards integrating the TM practice for the benefit of its citizens with little progress. The slow progress is partly because of dearth in the knowledge, attitude and practice of the practitioners. A descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at highlighting the demography, attitude and approach as well as the exposing the key gaps in the practice and expectation of the practitioners from the different stakeholders, was carried out. The survey study was conducted using a standardized structured questionnaire. The outcome showed that 90% of practitioners were within the age bracket of 25 and 65 years, and majority (66%) were of male gender and, about 94% and 78% were literate and self-employed, respectively. About 30% have being in practice for less than 10 years and about 44% sees less than 10 patients per week. The major diseases treated include malaria (66%), stomach ulcer (62%), cough and sore throat (54%), diabetes (54%), gonorrhoea/sexually transmitted diseases (52%) and menstrual pain (50%). About 28% claimed to have subjected some of their products to laboratory testing but only about 4% of respondents had NAFDAC registered products. Edo TMPs have high expectation for government and partners supports in strengthening TM practices through the provision modern production facility, supports for medicinal plant gardens, laboratory testing, training on best practices and better legislation for citizens’ patronage.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Utilization of Traditional Medicine among the Communities of Merawi Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Masresha Wassie ◽  
Leul Lisanework Aragie ◽  
Belaynew Wasie Taye ◽  
Laychiluh Bantie Mekonnen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Traditional Medicines

Background. In Ethiopia, up to 80% of the population use traditional medicine for primary health care. Studies on the current knowledge and practices of communities in the era of modern health care expansion are lacking. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of traditional medicine among communities in Merawi town.Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 403 residents of Merawi town. A systematic random sampling was used to select households. Data was collected through house to house interview.Results. 392 out of 403 questionnaires were analysed. Among the participants, 220 (56.1%) were female. The mean (±s.d.) age of the participants was 32.5 (±12.4) years. Nearly two-thirds, 241 (61.5%), of study participants have good knowledge about traditional medicines. Three-quarters of participants prefer modern medicine to traditional drugs. 70.9% of participants had the experience of personal use of traditional therapies.Conclusions. The population in Merawi has good knowledge with high acceptability and use of traditional medicine. The main reasons for high acceptability and practice were cultural acceptability, lesser cost, and good outcome of traditional medicine.

scholarly journals Traditional medicine utilisation and maternal complications during antenatal care among women in Bulilima, Plumtree, Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Mudonhi ◽  
Wilfred Njabulo Nunu
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Maternal Complications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background As part of the expectation enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals, countries are expected to ensure maternal health outcomes are improved. It follows that under ideal circumstances, pregnant women should deliver safely without complications, neonatal, and maternal mortality. This paper analyses the relationship between traditional medicine utilisation and maternal complications during antenatal care among women in Bulilima, Plumtree, Zimbabwe. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted on 185 randomly selected women who responded to a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. The Fisher’s Exact Test and the Test of Proportions were used to probe the relationship between traditional medicine utilisation and the prevalence of maternal complications using STATA SE Version 13. Results Complications were reported by (51) 29% of the women who were under study. The proportion of women who developed complications was higher in those that did not use traditional medicine as compared to those that used traditional medicine (30 and 26% respectively). In a generalised assessment, women who did not use traditional medicine contributed a significantly higher proportion of complications as compared to those that utilised traditional medicine. Conclusion This study found a significant relationship between the utilisation of traditional medicines and lesser chances of experiencing maternal complications. Significantly higher prevalence of maternal complications was observed in women who did not use traditional medicine compared to those that did. There is, therefore, a need to investigate further the constituents or active ingredients in this traditional medicine. This study provides a window of opportunity for fully recognising and integrating traditional medicine into Modern Health Systems. It can be argued that traditional medicine utilisation could be a viable alternative to modern medicine, particularly in resource-poor settings where access to modern medicine is seriously constrained.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Traditional Medicine Among People of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ohemu T. L. ◽  
Sariem C. N. ◽  
Dafam D. G. ◽  
Ohemu B. O. ◽  
Okwori V A D. G. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Established Fact ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT Traditional medicine (TM) status in population with access to modern medicine is not well clear in the whole country, even though the acceptance of TM is a well-established fact. TM has gained popularity in all regions of the developing world. This study is aimed at accessing the general knowledge, attitude, practice, the extent of use, benefits and safety of TM among people of Jos North L.G.A. A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out on 300 residents of Jos North L.G.A. A systematic random sampling was used to select households at intervals of six. Data was collected through the use of structured open and closed ended questionnaires and interview and the data were analysed using SPSS 20. 274 out of 300 questionnaires were valid. Among the respondents, 56.9% are between 19-28 years. 100% of the participants have good knowledge of TM, 62.8% had no adverse effect from the use of TM, while 70.1% do not agree that TM is safer than modern medicine. 70.4% of the participants plan to use TM in the future. 29.9% of the respondent prefer TM, 31.8% prefer modern medicine while 38.3% prefer both. The population in Jos North has good knowledge with high acceptability and use of TM. The main reasons for the high acceptability are due to lesser cost, availability, effectiveness and efficacy.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap terhadap Tindakan Pemilihan Obat Untuk Swamedikasi

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Madania Madania ◽  
Pirdawati Papeo
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The People ◽  
Pearson Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

One of the curative efforts often carried out by the community is self-medication. Self-medication is one of the efforts in treating symptoms of illness or illness that is being suffered by someone without consulting a doctor in advance. Self-medication in its implementation cannot be separated from the use of traditional medicine and modern medicine. This study aimed to measured the correlation between the knowledge and attitude of the people of Tontulow village, North Sulawesi, regarding the tradisional medicine and modern medicine towards their act of selecting the type of medicine for self-medication. This study was an observational study with a cross sectional design. The sampling technique was performed by cluster sampling method. The instrument of  the study was using questionnaire. For normality tes used Klomogrov-Smirnov test while for the correlation test used Pearson test. The number of participants were 83 respondents. Most of the people of Tontulow village have a sufficient level of knowledge regarding the traditional medicine and modern medicine, as many as 67 respondents (80.7%) with their attitude tended to be positive towards both medicine type. There was a correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding the tradisional medicine and modern medicine towards the act of selecting medicine type (the result of Pearson test: significance value 0,05)

scholarly journals RATE OF AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH BENEFIT AND CONSUMPTION OF MORINGA IN NASARAWA, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 303-308
Author(s):  
Patience T.K ◽  
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Peter D.O. ◽  
Fatima F.K. ◽  
Nwachukwu V.C. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Tuberous Roots ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
Ornamental Crops ◽  
The Mean

Moringa is frequently considered as significant starvation food as a result of its high protection from dry season and bone-dry conditions attributable to their tuberous roots. It has acquired its name as the supernatural occurrence tree because of its stunning recuperating capacities for different sicknesses and even some constant illnesses. The study evaluated the Rate of awareness of the health benefit and consumption of moringa in Nasarawa, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data from the primary source was used for this study. Two hundred and ten (210) individuals responded to the survey hence that constitutes the sample size used for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data set. From the result the mean age was 34.5 years, most (71.42%) of the respondents were male and married. Most (52.38) of the respondents were civil servants. From the results, the rate of awareness about moringa was calculated to be 0.9047 (90.47). Only 57.14% percent consume moringa leaf or any of the part despite the health benefit. The study concluded that the rate of awareness about moringa was high however the consumption rate was low because of difficulty of access. It was therefore recommended that an advocacy and awareness campaign be carried out to encourage urban dwellers to plant moringa as part of their ornamental crops in their compound, this will ease the difficult encounter in accessing the tree.

Suicide Ideation and Attempt in a Community Cohort of Urban Aboriginal Youth: A Cross-Sectional Study

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne N. Luke ◽  
Ian P. Anderson ◽  
Graham J. Gee ◽  
Reg Thorpe ◽  
Kevin G. Rowley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Aboriginal Youth ◽  
Social Distress ◽  
Suicide Behavior

Background: There has been increasing attention over the last decade on the issue of indigenous youth suicide. A number of studies have documented the high prevalence of suicide behavior and mortality in Australia and internationally. However, no studies have focused on documenting the correlates of suicide behavior for indigenous youth in Australia. Aims: To examine the prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt and the associated factors for a community 1 The term ”community” refers specifically to Koori people affiliated with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. cohort of Koori 2 The term ”Koori” refers to indigenous people from the south-eastern region of Australia, including Melbourne. The term ”Aboriginal” has been used when referring to indigenous people from Australia. The term ”indigenous” has been used throughout this article when referring to the first people of a nation within an international context. (Aboriginal) youth. Method: Data were obtained from the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) Young People’s Project (YPP), a community initiated cross-sectional data set. In 1997/1998, self-reported data were collected for 172 Koori youth aged 12–26 years living in Melbourne, Australia. The data were analyzed to assess the prevalence of current suicide ideation and lifetime suicide attempt. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to identify closely associated social, emotional, behavioral, and cultural variables at baseline and Cox regression modeling was then used to identify associations between PCA components and suicide ideation and attempt. Results: Ideation and attempt were reported at 23.3% and 24.4%, respectively. PCA yielded five components: (1) emotional distress, (2) social distress A, (3) social distress B, (4) cultural connection, (5) behavioral. All were positively and independently associated with suicide ideation and attempt, while cultural connection showed a negative association. Conclusions: Suicide ideation and attempt were common in this cross-section of indigenous youth with an unfavorable profile for the emotional, social, cultural, and behavioral factors.

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