SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2013
A systematic review of the prevalence of herb usage among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Herbal Medicine Use Among Transplant Recipients in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and Risk Awareness.Annals of transplantation · 2025Article
- Obesity Pillars Roundtable: Obesity and East Asians.Obesity pillars · 2022Article
- "I need personal experiences or some sort of documentation": a qualitative study on where people with multiple sclerosis seek information on dietary and herbal supplements.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Analysis of Complementary Health Approaches in Adults Aged 25-74 Years from the Midlife in the U.S. Survey Sample.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Health Care Disparities in Race-Ethnic Minority Communities and Populations: Does the Availability of Health Care Providers Play a Role?Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Diagnoses associated with dietary supplement use in a national dataset.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019Article
- The Development of a Database for Herbal and Dietary Supplement Induced Liver Toxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Article
- Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Herbal Remedy Use in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women: Results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Article
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- Patterns of Variation in Botanical Supplement Use among Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.Epidemiology (Sunnyvale, Calif.) · 2015Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among non-Hispanic white, Mexican American, and Vietnamese American patients with type 2 diabetes.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2014Article
- A pilot study of herbal medicine use in a Midwest Latino population.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2014Article
- The Overlap of Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical Use in the MIDUS National Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Reasons for Engaging in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Highly Educated Women With Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
Clinical studies display a wide range of herb use prevalence among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. We searched databases indexing the literature including CINAHL, EMBASE, Global Health, CAB Abstracts, and Medline. We included studies that reported herbal medicine prevalence among ethnic minorities, African American, Hispanic, or Asian adults living in the United States. Data from 108 included studies found the prevalence of herb use by African Americans was 17 % (range 1-46 %); for Hispanics, 30 % (4-100 %); and for Asians, 30 % (2-73 %). Smaller studies were associated with higher reported herb use (p = 0.03). There was a significant difference (p = 0.01) between regional and national studies with regional studies reporting higher use. While herb usage surveys in racial/ethnic minorities show great variability, indications suggest high prevalence. More research is needed to understand herb use among ethnic/racial minorities, reasons for use, and barriers to disclosure of use to clinicians.
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