Attitudes and Beliefs of Consumers of Herbal Medicines in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Suleiman, Amal K

doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000269

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“…As with most of the other studies conducted worldwide [8,9,16] we too found that natural therapy is used more frequently than any other modality. This is particularly more prominent in Bahrain as it exports distilled herbal water through 29 local factories and there are many traditional herbal shops (Hawaj) widely spread throughout most governorates, making it very easy for people to use this CAM modality more than others.…”

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confidence: 85%

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children Under Five Years in Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

Shosha¹,

Maknei²,

Hasan³

et al. 2017

Fam Med Med Sci Res

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children Under Five Years in Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

Shosha¹,

Maknei²,

Hasan³

et al. 2017

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“…Suleiman AK conducted a cross-sectional study among Saudi population to evaluate the level of awareness and safety of different herbal remedies and showed that 91.1 % of respondents did not ask for an expert (pharmacist, physician) opinion prior to such use while 66.2 % relied on friends’ or relatives’ recommendation. Furthermore, 81.2 % of respondents believed that the use of herbal remedies is harmless [35]. …”

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confidence: 99%

Current knowledge of burn injury first aid practices and applied traditional remedies: a nationwide survey

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BackgroundBurn first aid awareness has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality. We present a report on the knowledge and practices of the Saudi population with regard to burn first aid and the application of traditional remedies.MethodsAn internet-based survey was conducted to assess the public’s knowledge on first aid practices and home remedies applied for burn injuries among Saudi adults.ResultsA total of 2758 individuals responded to the survey. There were 1178 (42.7 %) respondents who had previously received burn first aid information. One thousand five hundred fifty respondents had a history of burn exposure in which burn injury first aid was applied as follows: 1118 (72.1 %) removed clothing and accessories from the injured area; water was applied by 990 (63.9 %); among those who applied water, 877 (88.6 %) applied cold water; and only 57 (5.8 %) did so for more than 15 min. Wrapping the burn area was performed by 526 (33.9 %), and 985 (63.5 %) sought medical assistance. When it comes to traditional remedies, 2134 (77.4 %) knew of and/or implemented these remedies as first aid or to treat burns. Honey and toothpaste were the commonest among these remedies with 1491 (69.9 %) and 1147 (53.7 %), respectively. This was associated with female gender (r = 0.87, P < 0.001), younger age group (19–25 years) (r = 0.077, P < 0.001), from central region (r = 0.012, P < 0.001), and university graduate (r = 0.05, P = 0.002). Nearly half of those who knew of traditional remedies did not have previous knowledge of burn first aid.ConclusionsProper burn first aid is a simple, cheap, and accessible means of managing burns initially. Although the majority of the respondents were university graduates (51.1 %), knowledge and implementation of burn first aid was very poor. Major healthcare agencies should review and promote a consistent guideline for burn first aid in an effort to tackle and minimize the effect of this grave injury.

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“…16 In KSA, the traditional medicine is mainly built on herbal preparations and spiritual healing, both as a commodity and as homemade mixtures. 17 Although the registration of herbal medications is compulsory in the Saudi Ministry of Health 18 but there are many widely used non-registered herbal preparations. The results of the present study show frequent exposure of community to herbal medications which raised the importance of awareness toward knowledge of any non-registered herbal medications.…”

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Traditional Herbal and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic (Nsaias) Usage and its Association with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Northern Saudi Arabia

Ahmed¹

2017

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Attitudes and Beliefs of Consumers of Herbal Medicines in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 44 publications

References 14 publications

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children Under Five Years in Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children Under Five Years in Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

Current knowledge of burn injury first aid practices and applied traditional remedies: a nationwide survey

Traditional Herbal and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic (Nsaias) Usage and its Association with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Northern Saudi Arabia

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