ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Herbal Medicine Use and Determinant Factors Among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Healthcare professionals' perspective on collaboration with traditional medical practitioners in HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis care in rural Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Herbal medicines use among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy and its influence on viral suppression and CD4 count: A survey at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Consumption and adverse reaction reporting of herbal medicines among people living with HIV at University teaching hospitals in Blantyre, Malawi and Ibadan, Nigeria.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among patients living with chronic disease in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2024Article
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- The Correlates of Health Facility-related Stigma and Health-seeking Behaviors of People Living with HIV.Acta medica Philippina · 2023Article
- Prevalence, Perception and Predictors of Concomitant Herbal Medicine Use among HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Patients in Metekel Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of HIV/AIDS among Patients Visiting Metema Yohanness Primary Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of herbal medicine is common among HIV/AIDS patients due to chronic nature of the disease. However, the data are scarce on the extent of herbal medicine use and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients while on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ethiopia. PURPOSE: To assess the extent of herbal medicine use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS on ART in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional study design was conducted from February to June 2019. Patients were interviewed face to face using a structured questionnaire. Binary analysis using a chi-square test was used to determine the independent association of herbal medicine use to demographic and clinical characteristics, and multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression was done to identify predictability of herbal medicine use adjusted for other factors.
resultsA total of 318 participants were included in this study of which 26.1% of patients have used herbal medicines while on ART. The common herbal medicines used by participants were garlic (
conclusionA considerable proportion of HIV/AIDS patients used herbal medicine concomitantly with ART at TASH, Ethiopia. The determinant factors for use of herbal medicine were female gender, age above 60, experiencing OIs and developing side effects from ART.
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