Belief in complementary and alternative medicine in the management of kidney diseases in a rural population of South-East Nigeria

Okwuonu, CG; Ezeani, IU; Olokor, AB; Aniede, EF

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“…In contrast, none of these exhibited any relationship from our study except the purpose and reasons for use (p=0.00). Okwuonu et al reported on the belief of rural populations on the utilization of herbal medications for the treatment of kidney diseases in the same geopolitical zone [7]. This study is the only study similar to our research conducted in Nigeria.…”

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Prevalence and Perception of Herbal Medicine Use among Patients with Chronic Diseases in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Okenwa,

Ofili,

Ekweozor

et al. 2023

AJRIMPS

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Background: Man's quest to manage illness over many years has led to the development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). There are many types of CAM, and the most utilized is herbal medicine. The relevance of herbal medicine has increased over the years due to the surge in health demands and other factors that influence the management of diseases. Hence, this study was conducted to ascertain the frequency and pattern of herbal medicine use among patients diagnosed with chronic diseases in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, its predictors, magnitude, and perception. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among adult patients (n = 319) diagnosed with various chronic diseases, such as Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Glaucoma, cancer, etc., from October 2022 to November 2022, at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews with patients. Results: A total of 319 patients were included in this study. The gender distribution is 139 males and 180 females. The rate of herbal medicine use was 65.2%. Herbal medicine use among the female gender was higher, but there was no relationship between gender and herbal medicine use (P = 0.842). Of participants using herbal medicine, 46.1% used it for treating their health condition, 30.4% used herbal medicine to improve well-being, and 10.3% for preventing diseases. Their perception of herbal medicine uses as compared to conventional synthetic medicine based on modifications of some issues found from literature reviews that militate against the use of herbal medicine such as dose (15% strongly agreed, 20.1% agreed, 23.2% neutral, 18.8% disagreed and 22.9% strongly disagreed) etc. Short Conclusion: The study discovered that patients in Nigeria with chronic conditions frequently use herbal medicines. Age, gender, marital status, occupation, education, monthly income, religion, health insurance, the timing of sickness diagnosis, the number of medications prescribed, and multiple chronic conditions were all linked to the usage of herbal medicines.

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“…[6]. Complementary and alternative medicine use to treat chronic disease has increased globally, even in Nigeria [7][8][9][10][11]. Most of the global population relies on herbal medicine, especially in developing countries (80%) [12][13][14][15].…”

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Prevalence and Perception of Herbal Medicine Use among Patients with Chronic Diseases in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Okenwa,

Ofili,

Ekweozor

et al. 2023

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“…Wide variation in the use of CAM in CKD patients has been reported in various studies ranging from 18.8% in Trinidad, 61% in US to 82.3% in Nigeria. 3,4,5 In a study conducted in Egypt in patients of CKD, 64% of predialysis patients and 33% of dialysis patients reported using some type of CAM while another study has reported 34% of predialysis patients having used CAM. 6,7 Extensive search of the published literature revealed only one Indian study evaluating the use of CAM in patients of CKD on hemodialysis in which 26% patients reported of using some type of CAM and Ayurved was the most common CAM used.…”

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Comparative Study of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease: Predialysis Versus Dialysis

Guralwar¹,

Sontakke²,

Bawankule³

et al. 2020

IJPSRR

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This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to compare CAM use in predialysis patients and patients on dialysis. This was a prospective, cross sectional, questionnaire-based study initiated after approval of institutional ethics committee. Patients suffering from chronic kidney disease for six months or more, of either gender, aged above 18 years were divided into two groups: predialysis and dialysis. Patients were interviewed using a self-designed, semi-structured, open-ended questionnaire to determine the prevalence and patterns of CAM use. CAM use was compared in the two groups. There was no statistically significant difference in the use of CAM between the two groups (19.05% in predialysis and 32.55% in dialysis group, p= 0.1218). Ayurvedic medicines were the most common CAM used in both the groups. Most patients did not disclose CAM use to their doctors. Fifty percent patients of predialysis and 42.8% of dialysis patients considered CAM safer than conventional medicines. Benefits obtained from CAM were: symptomatic improvement, decreased creatinine level, improved sense of wellbeing. Reason for stopping CAM was, no benefit obtained. The matter of concern is that many patients who used CAM along with conventional medicines, didn't disclose CAM use to their doctors, thereby increasing possibility of potential drug interactions. Hence, it is essential that health care professionals routinely inquire about CAM use as part of their history taking at each follow-up visit.

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Phytochemical and sub acute toxicity study of Bridelia ferruginea bark in white albino rats

Araromi¹,

Etuk²,

Bello³

et al. 2014

Int J Ethnomed Pharmacog

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Belief in complementary and alternative medicine in the management of kidney diseases in a rural population of South-East Nigeria

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Prevalence and Perception of Herbal Medicine Use among Patients with Chronic Diseases in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Prevalence and Perception of Herbal Medicine Use among Patients with Chronic Diseases in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Comparative Study of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease: Predialysis Versus Dialysis

Phytochemical and sub acute toxicity study of Bridelia ferruginea bark in white albino rats

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