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Effect of Gender on the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de
Torres-Avilez, Wendy
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Knowledge of medicinal plants is not only one of the main components in the structure of knowledge in local medical systems but also one of the most studied resources.
This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis of a compilation of ethnobiological studies with a medicinal plant component and the variable of gender to evaluate whether there is a gender-based pattern in medicinal plant knowledge on different scales (national, continental, and global).
In this study, three types of meta-analysis are conducted on different scales.
We detect no significant differences on the global level; women and men have the same rich knowledge.
On the national and continental levels, significant differences are observed in both directions (significant for men and for women), and a lack of significant differences in the knowledge of the genders is also observed.
This finding demonstrates that there is no gender-based pattern for knowledge on different scales.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Torres-Avilez, Wendy& Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de. 2016. Effect of Gender on the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104294
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Torres-Avilez, Wendy…[et al.]. Effect of Gender on the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104294
American Medical Association (AMA)
Torres-Avilez, Wendy& Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de. Effect of Gender on the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104294
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104294