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Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics
Joint Authors
Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame
Ibrahim, Mohammed
Ibrahim, Halimatu-Sadia
Habib, Rabiatu Hamisu
Gbedema, Stephen Yao
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Despite the development of more researched and formulated orthodox medicines, herbal medicines continue to be well patronized for persons across the world with some patrons concurrently using both forms, oblivious of the unwanted effects that may occur.
Using a multistage sampling procedure, a semistructured questionnaire was used to collect data in April 2016 from 240 informants from three selected hospitals and three herbal clinics in Tamale, a city in northern Ghana.
Using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, binary logistic regression was used to determine sociodemographic predictors of concurrent use of herbal and orthodox medicines.
Orthodox medicines were the drug of choice for 54.2% and 49.2% of patrons of hospitals and herbal clinics, respectively.
Also, 67.5% of herbal clinic patrons used orthodox medicines, while 25.0% of hospital attendees used herbal medications prior to their visit to the health facilities.
Up to 17.9% of respondents concurrently used herbal and orthodox medicines for their prevailing ailment with age, less than 30 years being the only predictor of this habit (p=0.015; 95% CI, 1.183–4.793; cOR = 2.4).
All health professionals including those in herbal clinics should therefore be interested in the drug history of their clients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame& Ibrahim, Mohammed& Ibrahim, Halimatu-Sadia& Habib, Rabiatu Hamisu& Gbedema, Stephen Yao. 2018. Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154351
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame…[et al.]. Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154351
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame& Ibrahim, Mohammed& Ibrahim, Halimatu-Sadia& Habib, Rabiatu Hamisu& Gbedema, Stephen Yao. Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154351
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154351